Kayyamānu(m)

Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger

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^mulKayyamānu(m) (𒀯𒅗𒀀𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉌) 'The Constant One,' is an Akkadian name for Saturn, corresponding to the standard Sumerian names ^mulSAG.UŠ, ^mulGENNA. The name may refer to the fact that the movements of Saturn are slower than those of the other planets.

Images of Saturn

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  Saturn (uppest), Venus (next to the tree) and the Moon (at the horizon) at dusk in January 2025 (Susanne M Hoffmann).
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  Saturn at the upper (dark) edge of the Moon on January 4, 2025, short before its occultation. It is obvious that Saturn is visible even with a slightly cloudy/ foggy sky.

Concordance, Etymology, History

= "Unchanging, Constant";

A not frequently used Akkadian parallel to

• ^mulUDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ,
• ^mulSAG.UŠ,
• GENNA
• = Saturn [Gössmann 333; AHw, 420; CAD K, 36-38].

For examples of syllabic writings, see (Kurtik g10) GENNA.

See also the description of the ritual of the Lifting of Hands (ŠU.IL₂.LA₂.KAM):

• ... [ša IGI ^mulṢal]-bat-a-nu / [xxxx] x ka-a-a-a-ma-nu
• "we constantly [perform prayers before M]ars" (?) [SAA 10, 206 r. 5′-6′], !!! this is not Saturn, but an adverb "constantly" !!!

and also:

• TA ŠA₃ ^mulŠU.PA-ma ka-a-a-ma-ni IGI
• "from the region of Šupa Saturn(?) appears", see (Kurtik sh17) ŠU.PA, IV 8.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, k08)

Gössmann (1950)

= «Неизменный, Постоянный»; не часто используемая аккадская параллель к mulUDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ, mulSAG.UŠ, GENNA = Сатурн [G. 333; AHw, 420; CAD K, 36–38]. Примеры силлабической записи см. g10GENNA. См. также описание ритуала «Воздевания рук» (ŠU.IL2.LA2.KAM): … [ša IGI mulṢal]-bat-a-nu / [xxxx] x ka-a-a-ma-nu «[который перед М]арсом  (и) […] Сатурном (совершается)» (?) [LABS, 206 r. 5′–6′], а также: TA ŠA3 mulŠU.PA-ma ka-a-a-ma-ni IGI «из области Шупы Сатурн появляется(?)», см. sh17ŠU.PA, IV 8.

Example

References

• Kurtik's references