Jun 1, 2017
Nabu, God of Writing and Wisdom
Nabu is one of the most important Mesopotamian deities. His name can be interpreted to mean brilliant, one-who-names, announcer, or herald. Associated with Apollo by the Greeks, Mercury by the Romans, and Thoth by the Egyptians, he was the scribe and minister of Marduk, head of the pantheon.
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