Nabu
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.
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Colossal statue of the god Nabu, 8th century BC, from Nimrud, on display in the National Museum of Iraq | |
| Abode | Borsippa |
| Planet | Mercury |
| Symbol | Clay tablet and stylus |
| Parents | Marduk and Sarpanitum |
| Consort | Tashmet |
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| Greek equivalent | Hermes |
| Roman equivalent | Mercury |
| Egyptian equivalent | Thoth |
| Norse equivalent | Odin |
| Mandaean equivalent | Nbu |
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