Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Nabû

NĀBŪ

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NABU. - It is the Semitic name of the son of Marduk, god of Babylon, and means the "announcer." He was the planet Mercury and god of writing, of the arts and crafts.

His principal sanctuary was in the city of Barsippu, not far from Babel, with which the city of N. was joined by a processional road, which the statue of the god traveled during the New Year festival. N. was much venerated in Assyria during the Neo-Assyrian period. His symbol was the clay tablet and the stylus, to recall that as god of scribes he served as secretary during the assemblies of the principal deities in the temple of Marduk at Babel.

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. Furlani, La religione babilonese e assira, I, Bologna 1928, pp. 235-43.

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By Giuseppe Furlani

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 1592.

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Furlani, Giuseppe. “NĀBŪ.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1592. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/nabu.

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Furlani, Giuseppe. “NĀBŪ.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1592. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/nabu.

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@incollection{ec8_nabu,
  author    = {Furlani, Giuseppe},
  title     = {NĀBŪ},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {1592},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/nabu}
}

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