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Nabu

Nabu
also: Nabu
deitywritingwisdomthe 'sage'the 'scribes'attested

The god of writing and wisdom, the patron of the scribes; son of Enki (Ea).

Colossal statue of Nabu, 8th century BCE, from Nimrud, Iraq Museum — Colossal statue of Nabu
Colossal statue of Nabu · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · undated · Iraq Museum, Baghdad · CC BY-SA 4.0
The account

Who they are

'Nabu' is the god of writing and wisdom, the patron of the scribes [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗. He is the son of Enki (Ea) [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗. Nabu is the 'sage' (the 'apku') and the patron of the scribal arts [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗. His great temple was at Nippur (the 'Ezida') [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
  • The god of writing and wisdom [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
  • Son of Enki (Ea) [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
  • The patron of the scribes [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
Relationships (2)

Connections

Family & kinship

PARENT_OFEnki (Ea) — Enki is the father of Nabu (the god of writing).[S5]

Alliances & rule

ASSOCIATED_WITHTablets of Destiny — Nabu, god of writing, is associated with the tablets of fate.[S1]
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MESOPOTAMIAN · 19♥♥♥♥♥Tablets of Dest…Apsu (the primeval …Antu (Anatum)An (the heavens)EreshkigalNergal (Ereshkigal'…Ki (the earth)KinguNergalNingalNinhursagNinlilTiamatEnki (Ea)EnlilMardukNabuNanna (Sin)Inanna (Ishtar)Utu (Shamash)
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Artifacts of Nabu

Objects they wielded, forged, or were bound to

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Tablets of Destiny
Tablets of Destiny
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Artworks

Depictions

Colossal statue of Nabu, 8th century BCE, from Nimrud, Iraq Museum — Colossal statue of Nabu
Colossal statue of Nabu · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · undated · Iraq Museum, Baghdad · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colossal statue of Nabu · undated
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