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{{Infobox Location
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|name          = Tiaaanamat
|image          = TIANAMMAT.jpg
|image          = FDS.jpg
|aka            =  
|aka            =  
|type          = [[Asteroid]]
|type          = [[Asteroid]]
|location      = [[Akhaten]]'s orbit
|location      = [[Rings of Akhaten]]
|natives        =  
|natives        =  
|only          = The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)  
|first          = The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)  
|appearances    = {{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded|page=164}}|[[PROSE]]: ''[[From the universe with love! (short story)|From the universe with love!]]''}}
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'''Tiaaanamat''' was a large inhabited [[asteroid]], orbiting the [[star]] [[Akhaten]]. The asteroid, found in the largest of the sun's rings, was composed of [[molten magma ore]] and visited primarily by [[species]] from the [[Sung Sings of Akhet]].
'''Tiaanamat''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Susan's Diary (short story)|Susan's Diary]]'', ''[[From the universe with love! (short story)|From the universe with love!]]'', {{cs|The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded|page=164}}) was a large inhabited [[asteroid]] in [[Rings of Akhaten|the rings]] orbiting the [[planet]] [[Akhaten]].


Tiaaanamat also played host to the famous [[Festival of Offerings]], a millennial choral ceremony held when the planet's rings aligned that attracted pilgrims from far and wide.  
Tiaanamat played host to the [[Festival of Offerings]], a millennial choral ceremony held when the planet's rings aligned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
 
== History ==
[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] bought a [[500 Year Diary]] at Tiaanamat as a present for [[First Doctor|her grandfather]], however she [[Susan's diary|ended up using it]] after he refused to use it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Susan's Diary (short story)|Susan's Diary]]'')
 
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] visited the vast, winding markets of Tiaanamat, as he had done previously in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] with [[Susan Foreman|his granddaughter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* The asteroid was not named in the ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''; the name "Tiaanamat" came from [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p017cb35 production artwork on the BBC website], which explained the asteroids in the Rings of Akhaten as composed of solidifed molten magma ore fragments, with Tiaanamat built as a docking point on the largest piece of ore on the outer ring. The name was later used in-universe in ''[[Susan's Diary (short story)|Susan's Diary]]'', ''[[The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded]]'', and ''[[From the universe with love! (short story)|From the universe with love!]]''.
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The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] visited the vast, winding [[market]]s of Tiaaanamat, as he had done previously in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] with [[Susan Foreman|his granddaughter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
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[[Category:Astronomical objects visited by the First Doctor]]
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 1 April 2024

Tiaanamat (PROSE: Susan's Diary, From the universe with love!, The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded [+]Loading...{"page":"164","1":"The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded"}) was a large inhabited asteroid in the rings orbiting the planet Akhaten.

Tiaanamat played host to the Festival of Offerings, a millennial choral ceremony held when the planet's rings aligned. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Susan bought a 500 Year Diary at Tiaanamat as a present for her grandfather, however she ended up using it after he refused to use it. (PROSE: Susan's Diary)

The Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald visited the vast, winding markets of Tiaanamat, as he had done previously in his first incarnation with his granddaughter. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]