Nabu ( Akkadian : cuneiform: 𒀭𒀝 Nabû , Jewish Babylonian Aramaic : נְבוֹ , romanized: Nəḇo ) is the Babylonian patron god of literacy , the rational arts , scribes , and wisdom . He is associated with the classical planet Mercury in Babylonian astronomy .
12-563: Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing. Nabu or NABU may also refer to: Nabu The Akkadian nabû means "announcer" or "authorised person", derived from the Semitic root n-b-y or nbʾ . It is cognate with Classical Syriac : ܢܒܝܐ , romanized: nəḇiyyā , Arabic : نبي , romanized : nabiyy , and Hebrew : נביא , romanized : nāḇi , all meaning ' prophet '. Nabu
24-577: A god of vegetation. As the god of writing, Nabu inscribed the fates assigned to men and he was equated with the scribe god Ninurta . As an oracle he was associated with the Mesopotamian moon god Sin . In the Babylonian tradition, planet Mercury was connected with Ninurta (as well as Saturn ); because in the MUL.APIN Ninurta is consistently identified with Mercury, and it is read that: "Mercury whose name
36-459: A simple wedge shape; King Nabonidus , whose name references Nabu, had a royal sceptre topped with Nabu's wedge. Clay tablets with especial calligraphic skill were used as offerings at Nabu's temple. His wife was the Akkadian goddess Tashmet . Nabu was the patron god of scribes, literacy, and wisdom. He was also the inventor of writing, a divine scribe , the patron god of the rational arts, and
48-465: Is Ninurta travels the (same) path the Moon travels." As Marduk took over the role of King of the gods from Enlil and inherited both his cultic roles and epithets as well as his position within the pantheon – the role of the most important son of the father of the gods that had previously belonged to Ninurta as son of Enlil (now replaced by Marduk); was thus taken over by Nabu, and Nabu became associated with
60-699: The Aleppo Codex . Isaiah 46 is a part of the Consolations ( Isaiah 40 –66 ) . {P}: open parashah ; {S}: closed parashah . The Jerusalem Bible organises this chapter as follows: There are no subdivisions in the New King James Version , where the chapter is sub-titled "Dead Idols and the Living God", or the New International Version , where the chapter is sub-titled "Gods of Babylon". Bel
72-837: The Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later): There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint , made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus ( B ; G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus ( S ; BHK : G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus ( A ; G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus ( Q ; G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 6th century). The parashah sections listed here are based on
84-784: The Neo-Babylonian texts. Nabu was also one of the Canaanite and Israelite deities worshipped in Elephantine and Aswan alongside gods like Yahweh , Nanay , Bethel , Anat , and the Queen of Heaven . In the Hebrew Bible , Nabu is mentioned as Nəḇo ( נְבוֹ ) in Isaiah 46:1 and Jeremiah 48:1 . In the Hellenistic period, Nabu was sometimes identified with Apollo as a giver of prophecies. As
96-917: The Prophets . Isaiah 40-55 is known as "Deutero-Isaiah" and dates from the time of the Israelites ' exile in Babylon . The original text was written in Hebrew language . This chapter is divided into 13 verses. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among
108-757: The god of wisdom and a divine messenger, Nabu was linked with the Greek god Hermes , the Roman god Mercury , and the Egyptian deity Thoth . Isaiah 46 Isaiah 46 is the forty-sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah , and is a part of the Books of
120-528: The planet Mercury as well as being given connections with the moon god Sin, because as addressed in the MUL.APIN – even when Mercury was considered the planet of Ninurta, it still retained some moon-like aspects since it traveled the same path of the moon. 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 Sirrush that originally belonged to his father Marduk. In Babylonian astrology , Nabu
132-503: Was identified with the planet Mercury . Nabu was continuously worshipped until the 2nd century, when cuneiform became a lost art. Today in Mandaean cosmology , the name for Mercury is ʻ Nbu ( ࡏࡍࡁࡅ ), which is derived from the name Nabu. Nabu's cult spread to ancient Egypt . Names with Nabu in them are the most common theophoric names for Semitic speakers in Egypt as it was in
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#1732876286561144-514: Was worshiped by the Babylonians and the Assyrians. Nabu gained prominence among the Babylonians in the 1st millennium BC when he was identified as the son of the god Marduk . 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. Nabu's symbols included a stylus resting on a tablet as well as
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