Nabû and Nanaya in Mandaic texts (1)

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Nabû appears in Mandaic texts as the god of scribes and wisdom. The earliest Mandaic texts also know Nabû as the god of Borsippa (ˀanbw mn bwrṣyppy). As the late cuneiform tradition, the early Mandaic demon lists also know Nanaya as the spouse of Nabû, who had replaced Tašmetu. One of these lists states: “be bound Nanai of Borsippa and Nanai of Beth Guzayya” (BM 132947). In one Mandaic incantation, a reference is made to Nanaya as a magical medium beside the “wise men of Babylon”. On a magic bowl, Nanaya is called “mistress of the world.”

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BM 132947

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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