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Syndexios

Absalmos

Αβσάλμος

Of Semitic origin, Absalmos has dedicated a tauroctonic relief to Mithras in ancient Syria.

  • Tauractony with several mythical scenes at the Israel Museum

    Tauractony with several mythical scenes at the Israel Museum
    Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA 2.0) 

Biography
of Absalmos

  • Absalmos was a brother.
  • Active c. 3rd century.

TNMP 138

The name Absalmos, derived from the Aramaic ‘b(d)šlm’ ‘servant of Shalman’, is only found in Dura, Palmyra, Hatra, Edessa, and the mid-Euphrates in general, and is a further confirmation, alongside the Duran iconographic parallels, of the relief’s Syrian provenance. We may assume that Absalmos was the current Father of the community. De Jong suggests a date between late II and late III cent. AD: it is not possible to be more specific.

Mentions

Tauroctony of Absalmos

The relief depict several unusual scenes from Mithras's myth.

TNMM 128

ἐκ τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ ̕Αβσάλμου
Because of the things (received) from the God, in the time of Absalmos.

References

  • Richard Gordon (2013) A new Mithraic relief in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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