The story of the god Nabu, the deity that gives NabbuBlog its name

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The god Nabu, also known as Nebo, is the son of Marduk/Bel and the goddess Sarpanitu/Zarpanitum. He is also the grandson of Enki/Ea, the god who created humans, and the husband of the goddess Tashmet (Dougieus, 2018). The god Nabu serves as the scribe of his father Marduk and is responsible for marking the 11th day of Nisanu every year (HablemosDeMitología.com, 2018), which, according to the calendar used at that time, was the first month of the year. Nabu is also in charge of the Tablets of Destiny, which are used to control people's destinies and determine how long they will live. Over time, Nabu became the god of writing, a role previously held by the goddess Nisaba/Nidaba. He later became the god of knowledge (Wiki Mitología, n.d.; Wiki Mitos y Leyendas, n.d.), a position previously held by his grandfather Enki. Nabu was the god responsible for bringing Marduk's teachings to humans and helping to create civilizations throughout history. In other belief systems, Nabu is identified with the Egyptian god Thoth, the Greek god Hermes, and the Roman god Mercury.

The name NabbuBlog derives from the god Nabu, as it is an educational channel aimed at the general public. NabbuBlog's objective is to explain different topics in a simple way, addressing people who are not specialists.

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Artist: Lee Lawrie (1877–1963). Photograph taken in 2007 by Carol Highsmith (1946–), who explicitly placed the photograph in the public domain. [Public domain]

References

Douguieus. (2018). “Mitología Babilónica: El dios Nabu”. Words Forum Pandemonium. http://www.pandemonium.com.mx/centro-cultural/mitologia-babilonica-el-dios-nabu/

HablemosDeMitologías.com. (2018). “Nabu, lo que no sabías sobre el dios de la escritura”. https://hablemosdemitologias.com/c-mitologia-sumeria/nabu/

Wiki Mitología. (n.d.). “Nabu”. https://mitologia.fandom.com/es/wiki/Nabu

Wiki Mitos y Leyendas. (n.d.). “Nabu”. https://myl-tcg.fandom.com/es/wiki/Nabu

How to cite this article

Nocetti, F.A. (2020). “The story of the god Nabu, the deity that gives NabbuBlog its name”. NabbuBlog. Retrieved from http://nabbublog.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-story-of-god-nabu-deity-that-gives.html