Kajamanu Explained
| Kajamānu |
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| Planet: | Saturn |
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| Equivalent1 Type: | Mandaean |
| Equivalent1: | Kiwan |
| Equivalent2 Type: | Persian |
| Equivalent2: | Kayvan |
| Region: | Mesopotamia |
Kajamānu or Kayyamanu (Akkadian: ka-a-a-ma-nu "the constant") or Uduimin-saĝuš (Sumerian: 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
Notes and 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. .
- 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.
- 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.
- Book: Bhayro, Siam. Hellenistic Astronomy . Cosmology in Mandaean Texts. Brill. 2020-02-10. https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004400566/BP000051.xml. 2021-09-03. 572–579. 10.1163/9789004400566_046. 978-90-04-24336-1 .
- Web site: The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon . 2022-08-08 . cal.huc.edu.
