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Nabu
Mesopotamian god of literacy and scribes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Nabu (disambiguation).
Nabu (Akkadian: cuneiform: 𒀭𒀝 Nabû,[1] Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: נְבוֹ, romanized: Nəḇo[2]) is the Babylonian patron god of literacy, the rational arts, scribes, and wisdom. He is associated with the classical planet Mercury in Babylonian astronomy.[3]
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![]() Colossal statue of the god Nabu, 8th century BC, from Nimrud, on display in the National Museum of Iraq | |
Abode | Borsippa |
Planet | Mercury |
Symbol | Clay tablet and stylus |
Parents | Marduk and Sarpanitum |
Consort | Tashmet |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Hermes |
Roman equivalent | Mercury |
Egyptian equivalent | Thoth |
Norse equivalent | Odin |
Mandaean equivalent | Nbu |
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