Nabu
| Nabû | |
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God of literacy, the rational arts, scribes, and wisdom | |
Colossal statue of 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 |
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| Greek | Hermes |
| Roman | Mercury |
| Hindu | Budha |
| Mandaean | Nbu |
| Egyptian | Thoth |
| Norse | Odin |
| Celtic | Lugus |
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Nabu (Akkadian: 𒀭𒀝, romanized: Nabû,[1] Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: נְבוֹ, romanized: Nəḇo[2]) is the Babylonian patron god of literacy, scribes, wisdom, and the rational arts. He is associated with the classical planet Mercury in Babylonian astronomy.[3]
- ^ Lanfranchi, Giovanni B. (1987). The Correspondence of Sargon II. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. p. 92. ISBN 9515700043.
- ^ "The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon". cal.huc.edu.
- ^ "The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon". cal.huc.edu.