Nabu was the god of wisdom and writing in the ancient Near Eastern lands of Babyloniaancient kingdom of Mesopotamia; and Assyriakingdom of the ancient Near East located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. His cultgroup bound together by devotion to a particular person, belief, or god was introduced to Babylonia shortly after 2000 B.C., and he became known as the son of Marduk, patronspecial guardian, protector, or supporter god of the city of Babyloncity in Babylonia;.

Nabu later became one of the principal gods in Assyria. He even surpassed Marduk in popularity, perhaps because of Marduk's association with...