Sbelsurd

Sbelsurd or Zbelsurd, (Zbelthiourdes, Zbelthourdos, Zbelsourdos, Zbeltiurdus, Svelsurdus) is a Thracian god of heaven, lightning and rain. His name is known mainly by epigraphic monuments. The theonym of God, Sblesurd was restored with Indo-European language elements of sanskr. zveta - white, glittery and sanskr. tRntte {tRd} - split, which exactly matches the cult content as a god of lightning. The name finds iconographic coincidence with Siblesurd's image of lightning in his left hand.[1] There are 4 Latin and 11 Greek-language epigraphic testimonies for the Thracian Sablesurd.

Latin inscriptions

CIL 03, 08191 = IMS-06, 00018 = D 04077 (p 181) Moesia superior, Ljubantsi / Ljubanci / Scupi: Deo Zb[el]/[t]iurd[o] / [S]ex(tus) Fl(avius) F[la]/mina[lis] / [v(otum)] l(ibens) [p(osuit)] CIL 03, 14216,01 = IDR-02, 00020 = AE 1950, +00019 = AE 1950, 00178 = AE 1980, 00770 Dacia, Drobeta-Turnu Severin / Drobeta: [I(n) h(onorem)] d(omus) [d(ivinae)] / I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) Zb[elsurdo] / An[tonius(?) 3] / C[3] / Q[ CIL 03, 14550 = IMS-06, 00214 Moesia superior, Kumanovo: [De]i Zbelsurdi SIL[3] / Catulus Munatia/nus G() [pr]o salu/te paren[tum] et / fr[at]rum ILJug-03, 01428 Moesia superior, Gracanica / Ulpiana: [Z]beltiu[r]/[d]i Sext(us) B[3] / [3]ecus op/[3]to pro sal(ute) / sua et suo[r(um)] / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Ancient Greek inscriptions

IGBulg V 5612 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: τῷ κυρίῳΔιὶ Ζβελθιο-υρδῳ Ἰούλ(ιος) Ἀ- IGBulg IV 2218 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: τῷ κυρ∙ί∙ῳ Διὶ Ζβελ-σουρδῳ IGBulg IV 2217 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: θ̣ε̣ῷ προ-γονικῷ Ζβελ-σουρδῳ Φλ(άβιος) Α- IGBulg IV 2216 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: Διὶ Ζβελ̣-σουρδῳ IGBulg III, 2 1886 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: [Διὶ Ζβελθιου]ρδ̣[ῳ] IGBulg III,2 1773 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: Διὶ Ζβελθιουρδῳ Μοκαπορις δῶρον. IGBulg III,1 1317 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: Μουκασηους. Διὶ Ζβελ-σουρδῳ, IGBulg II 762 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: κυρίῳ Ζβελθιουρδ[ῳ] Perinthos-Herakleia 44 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: Διὶ Ζβελσούρδῳ Αὐτοκράτορι Καίσαρι Δομιτια- SEG 42:649 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: [— — — Διὶ Ζβ]ελθιουρδῳ[— — — Ἰου]λ̣ιανὸς ἀκτουάριος I. Aeg. Thrace 384 Thrace and Moesia Inferior: Διὶ Ζβελ-θιούρδῳ

In ancient literature, the theonym of supreme god of the Thracian tribe Bessi is mentioned as "Jovis Vrii" in Cicero's speech against Piso.[2] Siblesurd is identified with the Roman Jove and the Ancient Greek Zeus according to the epigraphic inscriptions. The Thracian god Sbelsurd was invoked together with the Thracian goddess Iambadoule.

References
  1. Georgieff, Dimitar (28 September 2017). "The mysterious goddess Iambadule and her consort god Sbelsurd" – via ResearchGate.
  2. "Marcus Tullius Cicero, In Pisonem fr1.1". latin.packhum.org.
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