Absalmos
Of Semitic origin, Absalmos has dedicated a tauroctonic relief to Mithra in ancient Syria.
Biography of Absalmos
- Absalmos was a brother.
- Active circa 3rd century in Syria.
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.
—Gordon. A new Mithraic relief in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Mentions
Tauroctony of Absalmos
The relief depict several unusual scenes from Mithras's myth.