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Category: John Adams Building

Nabu on the left facing right has big wings and is holding a scroll in his upraised right arm, Tahmurath on the right facing left hold lightning bolt that look like the are coming from the mouth of an alligator like animal

Nabu and Tahmurath in Bronze

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

The exterior bronze doors of the John Adams Building Building depict figures that brought learning, knowledge, and communication to the world. We have done individual posts on several already, but this post features two that are paired together – Nabu and Tahmurath. Nabu was the scribe for Marduk (often referred to as Bel), who was …

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