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The use of the ships also suggests, that the solemn procession of the gods was originally on water and not on land, and it is likely that this excursion of the gods symbolized some homage to the chief water-deity, Ea.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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This relationship, as well as the interpretation of the ideogram above set forth, points to the original character of the goddess as a water-deity.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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Hardly the latter, for Nusku is a solar deity, whereas, as we have tried to show, Nabu is originally a water-deity. [
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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