Nabu
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Nabu is the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing, revered as the divine scribe and patron of scribes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nabu canonical | 14 |
| Nabû | 1 |
| deity Nabu | 1 |
| god Nabu | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
destiny
ⓘ
learning ⓘ scholarship ⓘ scribal arts ⓘ |
| associatedRulerCult | Neo-Babylonian kings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marduk
ⓘ
Tashmetu ⓘ cuneiform writing ⓘ |
| culture |
Assyrian religion
ⓘ
Babylonian religion ⓘ Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
scribes
ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| epithet | divine scribe ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Thoth
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Thoth (by later interpreters)
Hermes ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Hermes (by later interpreters)
|
| function |
divine record-keeper
ⓘ
keeper of the tablets of destiny ⓘ scribe of the gods ⓘ |
| iconography |
figure with a tablet
ⓘ
standing figure holding a stylus ⓘ |
| influenced | later West Semitic deity Nebo ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Borsippa ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Nebo ⓘ |
| parent | Marduk ⓘ |
| ritualAssociation | New Year festival in Babylon ⓘ |
| role |
god of wisdom
ⓘ
god of writing ⓘ patron of scribes ⓘ |
| spouse | Tashmetu ⓘ |
| symbol |
stylus
ⓘ
tablet ⓘ writing board ⓘ |
| temple | Ezida ⓘ |
| title |
lord of wisdom
ⓘ
lord of writing ⓘ scribe of Esagila ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
first millennium BCE
ⓘ
late second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Akkad
ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| worshipType | state cult deity ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mushhushshu
this entity surface form:
god Nabu
this entity surface form:
Nabû
this entity surface form:
deity Nabu