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| Planet | Saturn |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
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| Mandaean equivalent | Kiwan |
| Persian equivalent | Kayvan |
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Kajamānu or Kayyamanu ( Akkadian: 𒅗𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉡 ka-a-a-ma-nu "the constant") or Uduimin-saĝuš ( Sumerian: 𒀯𒇻𒅂𒊕𒍑 MULUDU.IMIN-saĝ-uš, "star of the sun") is the ancient Mesopotamian name for the planet Saturn. In ancient Mesopotamia, he was also regarded as the "star of Ninurta," the Mesopotamian fertility deity. [1] [2] [3]
In other cultures
Kiwan ( Mandaic for Saturn) is derived from the Mesopotamian name. [4] Kayvan is the Persian equivalent name.
Kēwān ( Classical Syriac: ܟܹܐܘܵܢ) also being a loan from Akkadian, is the name for Saturn in Syriac among later Assyrians. [5]
See also
References
- ^ Koch-Westenholz, Ulla (1995). Mesopotamian astrology: an introduction to Babylonian and Assyrian celestial divination, p. 122–123. Kopenhagen: Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies. ISBN 87-7289-287-0.
- ^ Manfred Lurker: Lexikon der Götter und Dämonen. Namen, Funktionen, Symbole / Attribute (= Kröners Taschenausgabe. Band 463). 2., erweiterte Auflage. Kröner, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-520-46302-4, S. 297. (in German)
- ^ Franz-Xaver Kugler: Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel – Assyriologische, astronomische und astralmythologische Untersuchungen –; Buch 1: Entwicklung der babylonischen Planetenkunde – Von ihren Anfängen bis auf Christus –. Aschendorff, Münster in Westfalen 1907, S. 8. (in German)
- ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). "Cosmology in Mandaean Texts". Hellenistic Astronomy. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi: 10.1163/9789004400566_046. ISBN 978-90-04-24336-1. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon". cal.huc.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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| Kajamānu | |
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| Planet | Saturn |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Equivalents | |
| Mandaean equivalent | Kiwan |
| Persian equivalent | Kayvan |
| Part of a series on |
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Ancient Mesopotamian religion |
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Kajamānu or Kayyamanu ( Akkadian: 𒅗𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉡 ka-a-a-ma-nu "the constant") or Uduimin-saĝuš ( Sumerian: 𒀯𒇻𒅂𒊕𒍑 MULUDU.IMIN-saĝ-uš, "star of the sun") is the ancient Mesopotamian name for the planet Saturn. In ancient Mesopotamia, he was also regarded as the "star of Ninurta," the Mesopotamian fertility deity. [1] [2] [3]
In other cultures
Kiwan ( Mandaic for Saturn) is derived from the Mesopotamian name. [4] Kayvan is the Persian equivalent name.
Kēwān ( Classical Syriac: ܟܹܐܘܵܢ) also being a loan from Akkadian, is the name for Saturn in Syriac among later Assyrians. [5]
See also
References
- ^ Koch-Westenholz, Ulla (1995). Mesopotamian astrology: an introduction to Babylonian and Assyrian celestial divination, p. 122–123. Kopenhagen: Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies. ISBN 87-7289-287-0.
- ^ Manfred Lurker: Lexikon der Götter und Dämonen. Namen, Funktionen, Symbole / Attribute (= Kröners Taschenausgabe. Band 463). 2., erweiterte Auflage. Kröner, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-520-46302-4, S. 297. (in German)
- ^ Franz-Xaver Kugler: Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel – Assyriologische, astronomische und astralmythologische Untersuchungen –; Buch 1: Entwicklung der babylonischen Planetenkunde – Von ihren Anfängen bis auf Christus –. Aschendorff, Münster in Westfalen 1907, S. 8. (in German)
- ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). "Cosmology in Mandaean Texts". Hellenistic Astronomy. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi: 10.1163/9789004400566_046. ISBN 978-90-04-24336-1. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon". cal.huc.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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