Kajamanu
| Kajamānu | |
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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 (
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
- 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)
- ISBN 978-90-04-24336-1. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon". cal.huc.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-08.