Kajamānu or Kayyamanu (Akkadian: 𒅗𒀀𒀀𒈠𒉡 ka-a-a-ma-nu "the constant") or Uduimin-saĝuš (Sumerian: 𒀯𒇻𒅂𒊕𒍑 MULUDU.IMIN-saĝ-uš, "star of the sun") is the ancient Mesopotamian name for the planet Saturn. In ancient Mesopotamia, he was also regarded as the "star of Ninurta," the Mesopotamian fertility deity.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. .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. 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 other cultures Kiwan (Mandaic for Saturn) is derived from the Mesopotamian name. Kayvan is the Persian equivalent name.
Kēwān (Classical Syriac: ܟܹܐܘܵܢ) also being a loan from Akkadian, is the name for Saturn in Syriac among later Assyrians.
See also Kayvan Kiwan List of Mesopotamian deities Ninurta Remphan
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