Temple of Nabu

This temple, built in the early 1st century CE, is dedicated to Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing, revealing the intellectual connections between Palmyra and Mesopotamia. It was erected on a high platform with steps leading up to a Corinthian facade of six columns. Akkadian and Greek inscriptions found in the inner hall document donations from silk merchants to the temple’s library. It remained standing until the 5th century when it was converted into a Byzantine barracks, and the stone bases of the two portico wings still bear witness to this.