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ID: 901000637
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000637
Record Type: Character/Person

Absalom (Old Testament character)

Note: Third and favorite son of David, king of Israel and Judah. The picture of Absalom that is presented in 2 Samuel 13-19 suggests that he was characterized by personal attractiveness, lawless insolence, and tragic fate.

Display Date: flourished ca. 1020 BCE

Names:
Absalom (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Absolom (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
Abessalmos (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Abessalōmos (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Abishalom (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Absolon (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Apsalōmos (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Avishalom (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Avshalom (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Absalom (Old Testament character) (I)
Related Iconography:
child of .... David, King of Israel
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, David, King of Israel (Old Testament character)) [901001014]
source is .... Bible, Old Testament
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]
is protagonist for .... Life of Absalom
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Life of Absalom (Old Testament narrative)) [901001524]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Absalom (Old Testament character)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11I62(Absalom)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 88240985
Abessalmos (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Abessalōmos (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Abishalom (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Absolon (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Apsalōmos (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Avishalom (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Avshalom (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Absalom," accessed 28 June 2017

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