Nabû

God Mésopotamie N of the knowledge and the writing.

According to Babylonian mythology, it is the son of Mardouk and Sarpanitu. Its parèdre is Tashmetu. This god is in fact attested for a long time in Syria, with Ebla (XXIVè front century J. - C.). He appears in Mésopotamie South at the beginning of thousand-year-old IIè front J. - C.

Its principal temple was with Borsippa, close to Babylon. It was named Ezida, which wants to say " Temple pur" in Sumérien. It had temples in addition a little everywhere, in particular in Assyrie where it was very appreciated.

One allotted to Nabû the planet Mercure. Its name could approach the Semitic root meaning “prophet”, or of another meaning “shining”. It was charged to register on its shelves the destiny of each human. He became an important god at the late periods, néo-Babylonian and néo-Assyrian.

Its symbol is the Calame associated with the shelf. Its animal symbol was the same one as that of his/her father, the dragon-snake.

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