[1] The earliest known mention of Malakbel was an inscription which dates back to 17 BC and associates him with the lunar god Aglibol.

[3] Attestations of Malakbel's worship can be found in Rome,[2][5] and as far as the province of Numidia in north Africa, as attested by a circa 178 AD inscription in the town of El Kantara,[5] where Palmyrene archers were stationed.

[7] The Bene Komare, well-known devotees of the gods Malakbel and Aglibol, tended to this sanctuary.

One of the reliefs found in the Temple of Bel show the sanctuary's two altars and depictions of the two gods.

[2] The shrine was located on the right bank of the Tiber river, in the vicinity of several wine warehouses.