Nabu
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- proper noun
- Literature
- "O Nabu, let the seed of truth prosper!" is a common prayer offered to the god of wisdom in Babylonian mythology.
Examples
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"I pray to Nabu" captures the devotion of those seeking guidance from the Babylonian patron of scribes.
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Poroshenko was so worried that the Trump Administration would pin stuff on him, he started to throw Leshchenko and NABU under the bus.
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Academic text (2012) -
In December of 2018, both Leshchenko and the head of NABU were convicted in a Kiev court of election interference.
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In Babylon, many officials dedicated offerings at the temple of Nabu, the revered god of writing and agriculture.
Synonyms
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A Babylonian god of wisdom and farming who protects scribes and schools
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nabu comes from the ancient Babylonian name nabû, which means 'announcer' or 'prophet'. He was the god of wisdom and writing and the protector of scribes, so thinking of him as someone who 'announces' or writes down what will happen helps explain why scholars and writers looked to him.