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{{Short description|Mesopotamian deity}}
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{{Mesopotamian myth}}
'''Kajamānu''' or '''Kayyamanu''' ([[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]: 𒅗𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉡 ''ka-a-a-ma-nu'' "the constant") or '''Uduimin-saĝuš''' ([[Sumerian language|Sumerian]]: 𒀯𒇻𒅂𒊕𒍑 ''<sup>MUL</sup>UDU.IMIN-saĝ-uš'', "star of the sun") is the [[ancient Mesopotamia]]n name for the planet [[Saturn]]. In [[ancient Mesopotamia]], he was also regarded as the "star of [[Ninurta]]," the Mesopotamian fertility deity.<ref>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. {{ISBN|87-7289-287-0}}.</ref><ref>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 lang|de}}</ref><ref>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 lang|de}}</ref>
==In other cultures==
[[Kiwan]] ([[Mandaic language|Mandaic]] for Saturn) is derived from the Mesopotamian name.<ref name="Bhayro 2020">{{cite book|last=Bhayro|first=Siam|title=Hellenistic Astronomy |chapter=Cosmology in Mandaean Texts|publisher=Brill|date=2020-02-10|chapter-url=https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004400566/BP000051.xml|access-date=2021-09-03|pages=572–579|doi=10.1163/9789004400566_046|isbn=978-90-04-24336-1 }}</ref> [[Kayvan]] is the Persian equivalent name.
Kēwān ([[Syriac language|Classical Syriac]]: ܟܹܐܘܵܢ) also being a loan from Akkadian, is the name for Saturn in Syriac among later [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon |url=https://cal.huc.edu/oneentry.php?lemma=k)wn%20N&cits=all |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=cal.huc.edu}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Kayvan]]
*[[Kiwan]]
*[[List of Mesopotamian deities]]
*[[Ninurta]]
*[[Remphan]]
==References==
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[[Category:Mesopotamian gods]]
[[Category:Saturnian deities]]
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