Kayyamānu(m)

^mulKayyamānu(m) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.

Saturn is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is as bright as the brightest stars, easily visible but not as easy to identify without knowledge of the constellations as 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.

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

= "Unchanging, Constant"; not a frequently used Akkadian parallel to ^mulUDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ, ^mulSAG.UŠ, GENNA = Saturn [G. 333; AHw, 420; CAD K, 36-38]. For examples of syllabic writings, see g10GENNA. See also the description of the ritual of the Laying on of Hands (ŠU.IL₂.LA₂.KAM): ... [ša IGI ^mulṢal]-bat-a-nu / [xxxx] x ka-a-a-a-ma-nu "[which before M]ars (and) [...] Saturn (is performed)" (?) [LABS, 206 r. 5′-6′], and also: TA ŠA₃ ^mulŠU.PA-ma ka-a-a-ma-ni IGI "from the region of Šupa Saturn appears(?)", see sh17ŠU.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.

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References

• Kurtik's references