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'{{Other uses}} {{Multiple issues| {{Original research|date=August 2015}} {{Incomplete|date=August 2015}} {{Copy edit|date=September 2015}} }} [[File:Nabu-Lawrie-Highsmith.jpeg|thumb|left|upright|[[Lee Lawrie]], ''Nabu'' (1939). Library of Congress [[John Adams Building]], Washington, D.C.]] {{Infobox deity | type = [[Akkadian]] | name = POPPIE HEAD | image = Attendant God from the Temple of Nabu at Nimrud, Mesopotamia..JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = Statue of the Attendant God from the Temple of Nabu at Nimrud, Mesopotamia on display at the [[British Museum]]. | god_of = '''God of [[pooping]] and [[farting]]''' | abode = [[Borsippa]] | symbol = [[Clay]] tablet and [[stylus]] | consort = [[Tashmetum]] and [[Nidaba|Nissaba]] | parents = [[Marduk]] and [[Sarpanit|Sarpanitum]] | siblings = | children = | mount = }} {{Mesopotamian myth}} '''Nabu''' (in Biblical Hebrew ''Nebo'' נבו<ref>{{cite web|author=Arie Uittenbogaard for Abarim Publications |url=http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Nebo.html#.VZVJZkZ27sY |title=Nebo &#124; The amazing name Nebo: meaning and etymology |publisher=Abarim-publications.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-02}}</ref>) is the [[Assyria]]n and [[Babylonia]]n god of [[wisdom]] and [[writing]], worshipped by Babylonians as [[Marduk]] and [[Sarpanit|Sarpanitum]]'s son and as [[Ea (Babylonian god)|Ea]]'s grandson. Nabu's consorts were Tashmetum and Nissaba. ==Etymology== Nabu's name is derived from the Semitic [[triliteral|root]] ''nb´'', meaning "to name/designate", "announcer/herald", "the one who is named/designated", "to call", and "to proclaim".<ref name="oracc">{{cite web|url=http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/nabu/ |title=Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses – Nabu (god) |publisher=Oracc.museum.upenn.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Jeffers|first1=Ann|title=Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria|date=1996|publisher=Brill|location=Leiden|isbn=9789004105133|page=82|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QaT1tVK0uZIC&pg=PA82&dq=nabu&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MjSTVarHBMH3UsagmfgI&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=nabu&f=false|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="dictionary">{{cite book|last1=Leick|first1=Gwendolyn|title=A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology|date=1998|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=0415198119|pages=123-124|edition=[1. pbk. ed.].|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_pqEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=nabu+babylonian+god&source=bl&ots=82M3e2HZ1e&sig=LX7Ws81pg1x4dWm9TvmfU3VYVNo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RVSdVcoNgYBRxL66qAs&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBTge#v=onepage&q=nabu%20babylonian%20god&f=false|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> ==History== Nabu was originally a West Semitic [[deity]] from [[Ebla]] whose cult was introduced to [[Mesopotamia]] by the [[Amorites]] after 2000 BCE.<ref name="oracc"/><ref name="dictionary"/><ref name="mythencyclopedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Mi-Ni/Nabu.html |title=Nabu – Myth Encyclopedia – mythology, god, ancient, children |publisher=Mythencyclopedia.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-24}}</ref> Nabu was assimilated into Marduk's cult, where he became known as Marduk's minister, Marduk's son with Sarpanitum, and co-regent of the Mesopotamian pantheon.<ref name="oracc"/><ref name="dictionary"/> Nabu resided in his temple of Ezida in [[Borsippa]] and had several temples devoted to him throughout Assyria, while his cult spread to [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Anatolia]] due to [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] settlers.<ref name="oracc"/><ref name="dictionary"/><ref name="britannica">{{cite web|last=Editors |first=The |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/401331/Nabu |title=Nabu &#124; Babylonian deity |publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-23}}</ref> Due to his role as Marduk's minister and scribe, Nabu became the god of wisdom and writing,<ref name="ancientworld">{{cite book|last1=Rostovtzeff|first1=M.|title=A History of the Ancient World|date=1926|publisher=Biblo Moser|location=[Cheshire, CT]|isbn=0819621625|page=16|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3de6tnudv3sC&pg=PA165&dq=Nabu+%22god+of+knowledge%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y9CaVdOyM4rU7AaGhaDYBA&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Nabu%20%22god%20of%20knowledge%22&f=false|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Editors |first=The |url=http://www.britannica.com/place/Calah |title=Calah &#124; ancient city, Iraq |publisher=Britannica.com |date=2015-06-25 |accessdate=2015-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nimrud/ancientkalhu/thecity/nabustemple/index.html |title=Nimrud: Materialities of Assyrian Knowledge Production - Ezida, the god Nabu's temple of scholarship |publisher=Oracc.museum.upenn.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-07-09}}</ref> (including all works of science, religion and [[magic and religion|magic]]) taking over the role from the [[Ancient Mesopotamian religion|Sumerian]] goddess [[Nisaba]].<ref name="dictionary"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/articles/s/scribes_in_ancient_mesopotamia.aspx |title=Scribes in ancient Mesopotamia |publisher=British Museum |date= |accessdate=2015-07-06}}</ref> Nabu became one of the principal gods in Assyria as Assyrians addressed many prayers and inscriptions to Nabu and named children after him.<ref name="mythencyclopedia"/> Nabu was also worshipped as a god of fertility, a god of water, and a god of vegetation.<ref name="mythencyclopedia"/><ref name="britannica"/> He was also the keeper of the Tablets of Destiny, which recorded the [[Destiny|fate]] of mankind<ref name="oracc"/> and allowed him to increase or diminish the length of human [[life]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} His symbols are the clay tablet and stylus.<ref name="britannica"/> Nabu's consorts were the Akkadian goddess Tashmetum and the Assyrian Nissaba.<ref name="britannica"/> He wears a horned cap, and stands with his hands clasped, in the ancient gesture of priesthood.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} He rides on a winged [[dragon]] known as Sirrush which originally belonged to his father Marduk.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} During the Babylonian New Year Festival, the cult statue of Nabu was transported from Borsippa to Babylon in order to commune with his father Marduk.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} In Babylonian astrology, Nabu was identified with the planet [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]].<ref name="oracc"/> ===Outside Mesopotamia=== In the Bible, Nabu is mentioned as Nebo in Isaiah 46:1 and Jeremiah 48:1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2046:1-46:1&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 46:1 NIV – Gods of Babylon – Bel bows down, Nebo |publisher=Bible Gateway |date= |accessdate=2015-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+48%3A1&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 48:1 NIV - A Message About Moab - Concerning Moab |publisher=Bible Gateway |date= |accessdate=2015-07-02}}</ref> As the god of wisdom and writing, Nabu was identified by the Greeks with [[Hermes]], by the Romans with [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]], and by the Egyptians with [[Thoth]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} ==Depictions== A statue of Nabu from [[Calah]], erected during the reign of the [[Assyria]]n king [[Tiglath-pileser III]], is on display in the [[British Museum]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} ==References== {{Fertile Crescent myth (Arabian)}} {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Empty section|date=June 2015}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Agricultural gods]] [[Category:Creators of writing systems]] [[Category:Deities in the Hebrew Bible]] [[Category:Fertility gods]] [[Category:Knowledge gods]] [[Category:Magic gods]] [[Category:Mesopotamian gods]] [[Category:Messenger gods]] [[Category:Time and fate gods]] [[Category:Water gods]] [[Category:Wisdom gods]] [[Category:Scribes|*|NNN]]'