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[ 0 => '{{Other uses}}', 1 => '{{short description|Mesopotamian god of literacy and scribes}}', 2 => '{{Infobox deity', 3 => '| type = Mesopotamian', 4 => '| name = Nabû', 5 => '| image = Colossal statue of the god Nabu, 8th century BCE, from Nimrud, Iraq Museum.jpg', 6 => '| alt = ', 7 => '| caption = Colossal statue of the god Nabu, 8th century BC, from Nimrud, on display in the [[National Museum of Iraq]]', 8 => '| god_of = God of [[literacy]], the [[Science|rational arts]], [[scribe]]s and [[wisdom]]', 9 => '| abode = [[Borsippa]] ', 10 => '| symbol = [[Clay]] tablet and [[stylus]]', 11 => '| consort = [[Tashmetum|Tashmet]]', 12 => '| parents = [[Marduk]] and [[Sarpanit]]um', 13 => '| siblings = ', 14 => '| children = ', 15 => '| planet = [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]', 16 => '| mount = ', 17 => '| Greek_equivalent = [[Hermes]]', 18 => '| Roman_equivalent = [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]', 19 => '| equivalent1_type = Egyptian', 20 => '| equivalent1 = [[Thoth]]', 21 => '}}', 22 => '[[File:Image from page 39 of "Ancient seals of the Near East" (1940).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Late Assyrian seal. Worshipper between Nabu and [[Marduk]], standing on their servant dragon [[Mušḫuššu]]. 8th century BCE.]]', 23 => '{{Mesopotamian myth}}', 24 => '{{Fertile Crescent myth (Arabian)}}', 25 => '', 26 => ''''Nabu''' ({{lang-akk|cuneiform: 𒀭𒀝 Nabû}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lanfranchi|first1=Giovanni B.|title=The Correspondence of Sargon II|date=1987|publisher=Helsinki University Press|location=Helsinki|isbn=9515700043|page=92}}</ref> {{lang-syr|ܢܒܘ}}) is the [[ancient Mesopotamian religion|ancient Mesopotamian patron god]] of [[literacy]], the [[Science|rational arts]], [[scribe]]s and [[wisdom]].', 27 => '', 28 => '==Etymology and meaning==', 29 => 'The Akkadian "nabû" means "to announce, prophesize", derived from the [[Semitic root]] {{lang|ar-Latn|[[:wikt:نب|N-B]]}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Semitic Roots Appendix |url=https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/semitic.html |website=The American Heritage Dictionary |access-date=6 December 2019 |quote=nbʾ To name, proclaim, summon."}}</ref> It's cognate with the [[Syriac language|Syriac]] {{lang|syc|[[:Wiktionary:ܢܒܝܐ|ܢܒܝܐ]]}}({{lang|syc-Latn|nvīyā}}), [[Arabic]] {{lang|ar|[[:Wiktionary:نبي|نبي]]}} ({{lang|ar-Latn|nabiyy}}), and the [[Hebrew]] {{lang|he|[[:Wiktionary:נביא|נביא]]}} ({{lang|he-Latn|naví}}), all meaning "prophet".{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}', 30 => '', 31 => '==History==', 32 => 'Nabu was worshiped by the Babylonians and the Assyrians.<ref name="Bertman">{{cite book|last1=Bertman|first1=Stephen|title=Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia|date=2005|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford|isbn=9780195183641|page=122|edition=Paperback|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1C4NKp4zgIQC&pg=PA122|access-date=2016-08-08|language=en}}</ref> Nabu was known as [[Nidaba|Nisaba]] in the [[Ancient Mesopotamian religion|Sumerian pantheon]] and gained prominence among the Babylonians in the 1st millennium BC when he was identified as the son of the god [[Marduk]].<ref name="Bertman"/>', 33 => '', 34 => 'Nabu was worshipped in Babylon's sister city [[Borsippa]], from where his statue was taken to Babylon each New Year so that he could pay his respects to his father.<ref name="Bertman"/> Nabu's symbols included a stylus resting on a tablet as well as a simple wedge shape; King [[Nabonidus]], whose name references Nabu, had a royal sceptre topped with Nabu's wedge.<ref name="Bertman"/><ref name="Green">{{cite book|last1=Green|first1=Tamara M.|title=The City of the Moon God: Religious Traditions of Harran|date=1992|publisher=[[Brill Publishers|E.J. Brill]]|location=Leiden|isbn=9004095136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hrJ97aZr3AcC&pg=PA34|access-date=2017-01-04|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|33-34}} Clay tablets with especial calligraphic skill were used as offerings at Nabu's temple. His wife was the [[Akkadia]]n goddess [[Tashmetum|Tashmet]].<ref name="Bertman"/>', 35 => '', 36 => 'Nabu was the patron god of scribes, literacy, and wisdom.<ref name="Bertman"/> He was also the inventor of writing, a [[oracle|divine scribe]], the patron god of the rational arts, and a god of vegetation.<ref name="Green"/>{{rp|33-34}}<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web |title=Nabu |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nabu |website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702144238/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nabu |archive-date=July 2, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> As the god of writing, Nabu inscribed the fates assigned to men and he was associated with the scribe god [[Ninurta]].<ref name="Britannica"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Leick |first1=Dr Gwendolyn |title=A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology |date=2002 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9781134641024 |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_pqEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA123 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> As an oracle he was associated with the Mesopotamian moon god [[Sin (mythology)|Sin]].<ref name="Green"/>{{rp|33-34}}', 37 => '', 38 => 'Nabu wore a horned cap, and stood with his hands clasped in the ancient gesture of priesthood. He rode on a winged [[dragon]] known as [[Mušḫuššu|Sirrush]] that originally belonged to his father Marduk. In [[Babylonian astrology]], Nabu was identified with the planet [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Colligan |first1=L. H. |title=Mercury |date=January 15, 2010 |publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]] |isbn=9780761445517 |page=[https://archive.org/details/mercury0000coll/page/22 22] |url=https://archive.org/details/mercury0000coll |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=James R. |title=The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences |date=Mar 1, 2003 |publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]] |isbn=9781578593019 |page=442 |edition=Second |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nPMnUMhZzswC&pg=PA442page |access-date=March 7, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>', 39 => '', 40 => 'Nabu was continuously worshipped until the 2nd century, when [[Cuneiform script|cuneiform]] became a lost art.<ref name="Bertman"/>', 41 => '', 42 => '===Outside Mesopotamia===', 43 => 'Nabu's [[cult (religious practice)|cult]] spread to [[ancient Egypt]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Porten |first1=Bezalel |title=Archives from Elephantine: The Life of an Ancient Jewish Military Colony |date=1968 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=9780520010284 |page=166 |edition=First |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aVKtP0w4HkIC&q=nabu+worshipped+in+elephantine&pg=PA166 |access-date=October 4, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Nabu was one of five non-Egyptian deities worshipped in [[Elephantine]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}', 44 => '', 45 => 'In the Bible, Nabu is mentioned as Nebo in [[Isaiah 46|Isaiah 46:1]] and [[Jeremiah 48|Jeremiah 48:1]].<ref name="Bertman"/><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 |website=[[BibleGateway.com]] |access-date=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 |website=[[BibleGateway.com]] |access-date=2015-07-02}}</ref> ', 46 => '', 47 => 'In [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] times, Nabu was sometimes identified with the Greek [[Apollo]] as a giver of prophesies.<ref name="Bertman"/><ref name="Green"/>{{rp|71}} As the god of wisdom and a divine messenger associated with the planet Mercury, Nabu was linked with the Greek [[Hermes]], the Roman [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]], and the Egyptian [[Thoth]].<ref name="Green"/>{{rp|71}}', 48 => '', 49 => '==References==', 50 => '{{Reflist}}', 51 => '', 52 => '==External links==', 53 => '*{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Nebo|short=x}}', 54 => '', 55 => '{{Authority control}}', 56 => '', 57 => '[[Category:Creators of writing systems]]', 58 => '[[Category:Deities in the Hebrew Bible]]', 59 => '[[Category:Knowledge gods]]', 60 => '[[Category:Mercurian deities]]', 61 => '[[Category:Mesopotamian gods]]', 62 => '[[Category:Scribes]]', 63 => '[[Category:Wisdom gods]]' ]