Nbu
| ʿNbu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Seven Planets | |
| Other names | Maqurpiil, Mšiha, ʿaṭarid |
| Affiliation | Jesus and Christianity scribes and Dinanukht |
| Abode | World of Darkness |
| Planet | Mercury |
| Parents | Ruha and Ur |
| Equivalents | |
| Akkadian | Nabu |
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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. For example, in Qulasta prayer 210 and Right Ginza 1.4,[2] Nbu is described as "learned and wise" (Classical Mandaic: ࡎࡀࡐࡓࡀ ࡅࡄࡀࡊࡉࡌࡀ, romanized: sapra u-hakima).[4][5] 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.[6]
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 Books, Ink, and Wisdom. Similarly, Dinanukht is called the "ink-book of the gods" (Mandaic: spar diuta ḏ-alahia[7]) in Right Ginza 6.[8]
References
- ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ^ a b Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Lofts, Mark J. (ed.). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^ Drower, E. S. 1950. Šarḥ ḏ qabin ḏ šišlam rba (D. C. 38). Explanatory Commentary on the Marriage Ceremony of the great Šišlam. Rome: Ponteficio Istituto Biblico. (text transliterated and translated)
- ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). Cosmology in Mandaean Texts. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2021). گینزا ربَّا = Ginza Rba (in Arabic). Edensor Park, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780648795407.
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn J. (2010). "New Perspectives on the Sage Dinanukt in Right Ginza 6". ARAM Periodical. 22: 15–29. doi:10.2143/ARAM.22.0.2131030.
