Kajamanu

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.

Kajamānu
Planet	Saturn
Region	Mesopotamia
Equivalents
Mandaean equivalent	Kiwan
Persian equivalent	Kayvan

Ancient Mesopotamian religion
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