Nbu

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ʿNbu
Member of the Seven Planets
Other namesMaqurpiil, Mšiha, ʿaṭarid
Affiliation Jesus and Christianity
scribes and Dinanukht
Abode World of Darkness
Planet Mercury
Parents Ruha and Ur
Equivalents
Akkadian Nabu

In Mandaeism, ʿNbu (Classical Mandaic : ࡏࡍࡁࡅ), Nbu, or Enbu is the Mandaic name for the planet Mercury. Nbu is one of the seven planets (Classical Mandaic : ࡔࡅࡁࡀ, romanized: šuba, lit. 'The Seven'), who are part of the entourage of Ruha in the World of Darkness. [1] [2] This name was borrowed from the Mesopotamian god called Nabu. [3]

Nbu is associated with learning and scribes, as well as Jesus and Christianity. Other names for Nbu include Maqurpiil, Mšiha (i.e., Jesus the Messiah), and ʿaṭarid (of Arabic origin). Nbu's name is derived from the Akkadian Nabû. [4]

Buckley (2010) suggests a connection between Dinanukht and Nbu. For instance, in the Zrazta ḏ-Hibil Ziwa (Drower Collection Ms. 44), Nbu is the Lord of Book and ink and wisdom. Similarly, Dinanukht is called the "ink-book of the gods" (Mandaic: spar diuta ḏ-alahia [5] ) in Right Ginza 6. [6]

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References

  1. Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  2. Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN   9780958034630.
  3. Bhayro, Siam (10 February 2020). "Cosmology in Mandaean Texts". Hellenistic Astronomy. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 572–579. doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046. ISBN   9789004243361. S2CID   213438712 . Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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