Kajamānu (
Akkadian: ka-ja-ma-nu "the constant") or Lubat-saguš (also Uduimin-saĝuš;
Sumerian: LU.BAT SAG.UŠ, MULUDU.IMIN-saĝ-uš, "star of the sun") is the
ancient Mesopotamia
The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Paleolithic period up to Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing i ...
n name for the planet
Saturn. In
ancient Mesopotamia
The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Paleolithic period up to Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing i ...
, he was also regarded as the "star of
Ninurta," the Mesopotamian fertility deity.
In other cultures
Kiwan (
Mandaic for Saturn) is derived from the Mesopotamian name.
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.
See also
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Kayvan
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Kiwan
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List of Mesopotamian deities
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Ninurta
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Remphan
Remphan () was the subject of idolatrous worship mentioned by Stephen at the time of his death in the New Testament Book of Acts . It is presumed by Biblical scholars to be the same as Kiyyun or Chiun (), mentioned in Amos . Since the words "Kiy ...
References
Mesopotamian gods
Saturnian deities
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