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nē´boÌ„ (× ×‘×•, nebhoÌ„; Assyrian Nabu): The Babylonian god of literature and science. In the Babylonian mythology he is represented as the son and interpreter of Bel-merodach (compare ; Bel and Nebo there represent Babylon). His own special shrine was at Borsippo. His planet was Mercury. His name enters into Biblical names, as “Nebuchadnezzar,†and perhaps “Abed-nego†(, for “Abed-nebo, servant of Neboâ€). See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF.