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Subject: Akkadian script
Category: Reference, Education and News > Teaching and Research
Asked by: akwilliams-ga
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Posted: 18 Jun 2002 21:59 PDT
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Question ID: 29017
What was the Babylonian/ Akkadian symbol for the god Nebu/ Nabu and
the kings Nebuchadrezzar, Nabonidus and Nabopolassar.
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Subject: Re: Akkadian script
From: arlenegreen-ga on 19 Jun 2002 01:18 PDT
 
I couldn't find a web image of a pictograph for either the god or the
kings, however I did find some useful information for you.

Nebu or Nabu's symbol is the writing stylus or writing pen:

http://www.bridgesforpeace.com/publications/dispatch/ourjewishroots/Article-11.html

"...The name Nebuchadnezzar, or more accurately Nebuchadrezzar (Jer.
xxi. 2, 7, etc.), is derived from the Jewish Scriptures. But in the
inscriptions it reads Nebo-kudurri-ussur, i.e., "may Nebo protect the
crown"..."

Source:
http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/txt/ASSYRIA/INSCRB00.HTM

And that last makes it possible to make use of this handy tool for
turning "Nebo-kudurri-ussur" into cuneiform:

http://www.17webplace.com/translit/tranparser.htm

Not exactly what you were after but hopefully it will give you (or
some researcher) a leg up in finding the answer.
Subject: Re: Akkadian script
From: morris-ga on 19 Jun 2002 17:31 PDT
 
Try the University of Chicago Assyrian dictionary, all decent colleges
with a religion department will have one.

morris
Subject: Re: Akkadian script
From: sophie_gras-ga on 28 Jun 2002 08:58 PDT
 
About the akkadian symbol for Nebu/Nabo/Nabu/Nebou I found this site,
but it's in French.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/spqr/pal_dieux.html#Nabo

As I am French, would you like me to translate the few lines about the
God Nebu?

Sophie
Subject: Re: Akkadian script
From: voila-ga on 14 Sep 2002 16:45 PDT
 
You might check here: http://saturn.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian

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