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<sup>mul</sup>''Kayyamānu''(''m'') (𒀯𒅗𒀀𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉌) 'The Constant One,' is an Akkadian name for Saturn, corresponding to the standard Sumerian names [[SAG.UŠ|<sup>mul</sup>SAG.UŠ]], [[GENNA|<sup>mul</sup>GENNA]]. The name may refer to the fact that the movements of Saturn are slower than those of the other planets. | <sup>mul</sup>''Kayyamānu''(''m'') (𒀯𒅗𒀀𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉌) 'The Constant One,' is an Akkadian name for Saturn, corresponding to the standard Sumerian names [[SAG.UŠ|<sup>mul</sup>SAG.UŠ]], [[GENNA|<sup>mul</sup>GENNA]]. The name may refer to the fact that the movements of Saturn are slower than those of the other planets. | ||
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* TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>ŠU.PA-''ma ka-a-a-ma-ni'' IGI | * TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>ŠU.PA-''ma ka-a-a-ma-ni'' IGI | ||
* "from the region of Šupa Saturn(?) appears", see (Kurtik sh17) [[ŠU.PA]], IV 8. | * "from the region of Šupa Saturn(?) appears", see (Kurtik sh17) [[ŠU.PA]], IV 8. '''''??? this too is unlikely to be Saturn, rather an adverb as well ???''''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 20 July 2026
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger, Youla Azkarrula
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). -
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[1]
= "Unchanging, Constant";
A not frequently used Akkadian parallel to
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[5], 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. ??? this too is unlikely to be Saturn, rather an adverb as well ???
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, k08) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| = «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
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
- ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
- ↑ Parpola S. Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).
