Krun
Krun | |
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Other names | Mountain of Flesh |
Abode | World of Darkness |
Symbol | Lion (in the skandola) |
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Krun (Modern Mandaic:
In mythology
Krun is the greatest of the five Mandaean lords of the underworld, the others being Shdum, Hag, Gaf, and Zartai-Zartanai, according to the 5th book of the right half of the Great Treasure (Ginza Rabba) of the Mandaeans, their most sacred text.[2][3]
He is represented by the image of a lion on the
In astronomy
The Mandaean community of Iraq and Iran is one of the few communities from the Middle East that still preserve the ancient Babylonian tradition of divination by the stars and heavenly bodies (astrology), directly from its source, even retaining the traditional Akkadian names for the stars and the visible planets.[5] Despite this unique distinction, the Mandaeans had previously been unrepresented in astronomical place-names.[6][7]
Starting March 20, 2015,
A dark region along the equator of the dwarf planet Pluto, immediately to the right of the large bright feature Tombaugh Regio, has been named "Krun Macula" by NASA scientists.[11] In real-color images, Krun Macula appears as a dark red patch.[12]
See also
- Genzā Rabbā
- Ruha, the queen of the underworld in Mandaeism
Notes
- ^ or possibly [ˈkrʌn]
- ^ Drower (1937), p. 251.
- ^ Lidzbarski, Mark (1925). Ginzā der Schatz oder das große Buch der Mandäer. Göttingen: Vandanhoeck & Ruprecht.
- ^ Drower (1937), p. 270.
- ^ Drower, E.S. (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b c Häberl, Charles (27 March 2015). "Vote Krun (Facebook Campaign)". Facebook. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ a b c McGrath, James F. (27 July 2015). "First Mandaean on Pluto". Exploring Our Matrix. Patheos. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Public Asked to Help Name Features on Pluto". SETI Institute. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Lendering, Jona. "Mandaeans on Pluto". Ancient History Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ^ "Naming of Astronomical Objects". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ McKinnon, Mika (14 July 2015). "Places on Pluto are Being Named for Your Darkest Imaginings". io9. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ McKinnon, Mika (14 July 2015). "The Science so far on Pluto's Broken Heart in Latest Enhanced-Color Pics". io9. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
Sources
- Drower, E.S. (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 July 2015.