In
Mandaeism, Kiwan or Kiuan ( myz, ࡊࡉࡅࡀࡍ; fa,
کیوان) is the Mandaic name for the planet
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; h ...
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[Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme." ''ISIMU'' 20/21: 259–295.] Kiwan is one of the
seven planets ( myz, ࡔࡅࡁࡀ, translit=šuba, lit=The Seven), who are part of the entourage of
Ruha in the
World of Darkness.
Kiwan, who is associated with Saturday as well as Judaism, is also called ''Br
Šamiš'' (The Son of the Sun). Kiwan's name is derived from the Akkadian
Kajamānu.
See also
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Kajamanu
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Kayvan
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Remphan
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Ninurta
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References
Planets in Mandaeism
Saturn in culture
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