Nebo
the god of science and literature, is said to have invented
cuneiform writing. His temple was at Borsippa, but his worship was
carried wherever Babylonian letters penetrated. Thus we had Mount Nebo
in Moab, and the city of Nebo in Judea.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Nebo from Fact Monster:
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