UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ - Revision history

Sushoff at 19:36, 26 March 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]] in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, and so apparently with the most steady motion.		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]] in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, and so apparently with the most steady motion.

WayneHorowitz at 13:30, 19 March 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]] in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, ~~it is also~~ the ~~slowest of them~~.		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]] in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, and so apparently with the most steady motion.

	For UDU.IDIM read UTU.TIL see (Kurtik u07) [[UDU.IDIM]].		For UDU.IDIM read UTU.TIL see (Kurtik u07) [[UDU.IDIM]].

Sushoff at 13:06, 17 March 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, it is also the slowest of them. ~~'''''Susanne we need to explain why??'''''~~		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]] in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, it is also the slowest of them.

	For UDU.IDIM read UTU.TIL see ~~the~~ [[UDU.IDIM]] ~~entry~~.		For UDU.IDIM read UTU.TIL see (Kurtik u07) [[UDU.IDIM]].

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WayneHorowitz at 13:45, 16 March 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, it is also the slowest of them. '''''Susanne we need to explain why??'''''		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, it is also the slowest of them. '''''Susanne we need to explain why??'''''

	~~is a a~~		For UDU.IDIM read UTU.TIL see the [[UDU.IDIM]] entry.

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Sushoff at 14:57, 15 March 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources.''. '''Susanne we need to explain why??'''''		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources. The name is due to its slow motion: as Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye, it is also the slowest of them. '''''Susanne we need to explain why??'''''

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WayneHorowitz: Susanne we need to explain astronomically the name.

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Susanne we need to explain astronomically the name.

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources.''.''		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' 'the constant, regular Planet,' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources.''. '''Susanne we need to explain why??'''''

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WayneHorowitz at 07:54, 15 March 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) is ~~an ancient Mesopotamian asterism~~.		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) = ''kay(ya)mānu'',' is the most common name for Saturn in cuneiform sources.''.''

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Sushoff at 09:26, 17 January 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
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Sushoff at 17:57, 8 January 2026

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul / d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ (𒀯𒇻𒁁𒊕𒍑) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
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	~~=== Krebernik (2023) ===~~		* = ''kay(ya)mānu'' “Saturn”.
	= ''kay(ya)mānu'' “Saturn”. ~~The sumerogram means “wild sheep (moving on) steadily”, the Akk. word “regular, steady”. <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAĜ.UŠ (AN 22l)~~.		* Lit. "Permanent planet"

	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, Hoffmann, ~~Horowitz~~, ~~Kim~~, ~~Safford===~~		The sumerogram means “wild sheep (moving on) steadily”, the Akk. word “regular, steady”. <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAĜ.UŠ (AN 22l).<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref>
	~~Lit. "Permanent planet"; = Saturn~~ [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 141; BPO 2<ref name=":0">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik a49) [[AŠ.ME]], (Kurtik g10) [[GENNA]], (Kurtik g11) [[GI.GI]], (Kurtik s10) [[SAG.UŠ]].
			[Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 141; BPO 2<ref name=":0">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik a49) [[AŠ.ME]], (Kurtik g10) [[GENNA]], (Kurtik g11) [[GI.GI]], (Kurtik s10) [[SAG.UŠ]].
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	==== ~~II.~~ Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	Saturn was regarded as the star of the Sun and was also identified with Ninurta (see Kurtik n43 [[NIN.URTA\|<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA]]). The name is often written with the determinative d.		Saturn was regarded as the star of the Sun and was also identified with Ninurta (see Kurtik n43 [[NIN.URTA\|<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA]]). The name is often written with the determinative d.

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	* (6) List of the 12 city gods of Babylon(?): <sup>d</sup>udu.idim.sag.uš (in second place) [Livingstone 1986<ref>''Livingstone A.'' Mystical and Mythological Explanatory Works of Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Oxford, 1986.</ref>, 54:1].		* (6) List of the 12 city gods of Babylon(?): <sup>d</sup>udu.idim.sag.uš (in second place) [Livingstone 1986<ref>''Livingstone A.'' Mystical and Mythological Explanatory Works of Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Oxford, 1986.</ref>, 54:1].

	==== ~~III.~~ Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====

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