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Sushoff at 12:19, 29 July 2026

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	KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.		KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.

	[[File:Psc-And-Aqr grp+Tigris+Euphr GIF 2.gif\|thumb\|Animation: The two Mesopotamian constellations of Tigris and Euphrates at the position(s) of the (alternative) Mesopotamian constellations of Anunitu and The Swallow. Visualisation by SMH with drawings by R. Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster) on a Stellarium map.]]		[[File:Psc-And-Aqr grp+Tigris+Euphr GIF 2.gif\|thumb\|Animation: The two Mesopotamian constellations of Tigris and Euphrates at the position(s) of the (alternative) Mesopotamian constellations of [[Anunitu]] and [[SIM.MAḪ]], The Swallow. Visualisation by SMH with drawings by R. Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster) on a Stellarium map.]]
	In the plural, <sup>mul</sup>KUN<sup>me(š)</sup> (𒀯𒆲𒈨𒌍) "Tails", refers to classical [[Pisces]].		In the plural, <sup>mul</sup>KUN<sup>me(š)</sup> (𒀯𒆲𒈨𒌍) "Tails", refers to classical [[Pisces]].
	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

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	[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Generic Term]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Generic Term]] [[Category:Asterism]]
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	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Generic Term]]
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Sushoff at 18:15, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: ~~Gennady Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.		KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.

Sushoff at 15:09, 22 January 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: Gennady Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.		KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.

Sushoff at 07:42, 17 January 2026

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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.		KUN (𒆲) = ''zibbatu'', 'tail' is a body part term forms an element of a number of asterisms and constellations.

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	**(a) BRM IV, 20: ki <sup>mul</sup>kun<sup>meš</sup> "Region close to the Tails"; astrological meaning: love of a woman for a man, disclosure of witchcraft, good rule of the king [Ungnad 1941-44<ref>''Ungnad A.'' Besprechungskunst und Astrologie in Babylonien // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14, Heft 5/6. S. 251- 284.</ref>, 258-259: 6, 15, 23; Reiner 1995<ref>''Reiner E.'' Astral Magic in Babylonia. Philadelphia, The Amer. Philos. Soc., 1995.</ref>, 108; Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 193],		**(a) BRM IV, 20: ki <sup>mul</sup>kun<sup>meš</sup> "Region close to the Tails"; astrological meaning: love of a woman for a man, disclosure of witchcraft, good rule of the king [Ungnad 1941-44<ref>''Ungnad A.'' Besprechungskunst und Astrologie in Babylonien // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14, Heft 5/6. S. 251- 284.</ref>, 258-259: 6, 15, 23; Reiner 1995<ref>''Reiner E.'' Astral Magic in Babylonia. Philadelphia, The Amer. Philos. Soc., 1995.</ref>, 108; Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 193],
	**(b) BRM IV, 19, see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]]		**(b) BRM IV, 19, see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]]
	* (3) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>KUN MU DUG<sub>3</sub>.GA UD<sup>meš</sup> SU<sub>3</sub><sup>meš</sup>... "The region of Pisces: good name, long? days..." [SpTU II<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43: 28]; for a partial parallel see. [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:25; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 14'], see also [Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 192].		* (3) Zodiacal astrology.
	*(4) Predictions based on observations of eclipses of the Moon and the positions of the Moon and planets relative to the signs of the zodiac. BM 36746+: <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> (=KUN.MEŠ) [Rochberg-Halton 1984<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F.'' New Evidence for the History of Astrology // JNES. 1984. Vol. 43, № 2. P. 115-140.</ref>, 134:6′, 135: rev. 12], see (Kurtik s20) ''[[Sîn]]''.		** KI <sup>múl</sup>KUN MU DUG<sub>3</sub>.GA UD<sup>meš</sup> SU<sub>3</sub><sup>meš</sup>...
			** "The region of Pisces: good name, long? days..." [SpTU II<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43: 28];
			** for a partial parallel see. [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:25; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 14'], see also [Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 192].
			*(4) Predictions based on observations of eclipses of the Moon and the positions of the Moon and planets relative to the signs of the zodiac.
			**BM 36746+:
			**<sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> (=KUN.MEŠ) [Rochberg-Halton 1984<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F.'' New Evidence for the History of Astrology // JNES. 1984. Vol. 43, № 2. P. 115-140.</ref>, 134:6′, 135: rev. 12], see (Kurtik s20) ''[[Sîn]]''.
	\|[[File:Psc SwallowFish seal Wallenfels1993.png\|thumb\|Psc as Swallow-Fish on seal from Uruk (Wallenfels 1993). ]]		\|[[File:Psc SwallowFish seal Wallenfels1993.png\|thumb\|Psc as Swallow-Fish on seal from Uruk (Wallenfels 1993). ]]
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	* (3) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>KUN MU DUG<sub>3</sub>.GA UD<sup>meš</sup> SU<sub>3</sub><sup>meš</sup>... "The region of Pisces: good name, long? days..." [SpTU II<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43: 28]; for a partial parallel see. [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:25; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 14'], see also [Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 192].		* (3) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>KUN MU DUG<sub>3</sub>.GA UD<sup>meš</sup> SU<sub>3</sub><sup>meš</sup>... "The region of Pisces: good name, long? days..." [SpTU II<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43: 28]; for a partial parallel see. [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:25; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 14'], see also [Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 192].
	*(4) Predictions based on observations of eclipses of the Moon and the positions of the Moon and planets relative to the signs of the zodiac. BM 36746+: <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> (=KUN.MEŠ) [Rochberg-Halton 1984<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F.'' New Evidence for the History of Astrology // JNES. 1984. Vol. 43, № 2. P. 115-140.</ref>, 134:6′, 135: rev. 12], see (Kurtik s20) ''[[Sîn]]''.		*(4) Predictions based on observations of eclipses of the Moon and the positions of the Moon and planets relative to the signs of the zodiac. BM 36746+: <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> (=KUN.MEŠ) [Rochberg-Halton 1984<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F.'' New Evidence for the History of Astrology // JNES. 1984. Vol. 43, № 2. P. 115-140.</ref>, 134:6′, 135: rev. 12], see (Kurtik s20) ''[[Sîn]]''.
	\|		\|[[File:Psc SwallowFish seal Wallenfels1993.png\|thumb\|Psc as Swallow-Fish on seal from Uruk (Wallenfels 1993). ]]
	\|}		\|}
	[[File:Stellarium Swallow+ Seleucid.jpg\|thumb\|Swallow-Fish constellation, Seleucid time, Uruk - mapped to the stars in Stellarium with drawings by Robert Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany). ]]		[[File:Stellarium Swallow+ Seleucid.jpg\|thumb\|Swallow-Fish constellation, Seleucid time, Uruk - mapped to the stars in Stellarium with drawings by Robert Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany). ]]

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	===Additional===		===Additional===
	====~~II.~~ Deity.====		====Deity.====
	The constellation was honored, perhaps as a deity in Babylon, where a street had: 6 ''manzāz''(KI.GUB) ''zibbāti''(KUN.MEŠ) "6 places for (erecting statues of) Tails" [Gurney 1974<ref>''Gurney O.R.'' The fifth tablet of "The Topography of Babylon" // Iraq. 1974. Vol. 36, pt. 1-2. P. 39-52.</ref>, 47:88].		The constellation was honored, perhaps as a deity in Babylon, where a street had: 6 ''manzāz''(KI.GUB) ''zibbāti''(KUN.MEŠ) "6 places for (erecting statues of) Tails" [Gurney 1974<ref>''Gurney O.R.'' The fifth tablet of "The Topography of Babylon" // Iraq. 1974. Vol. 36, pt. 1-2. P. 39-52.</ref>, 47:88].
	====~~III.~~ Astrology.====		====Astrology.====
	(1) Mars is included within the Tails; see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]], VI 3.		(1) Mars is included within the Tails; see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]], VI 3.

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	!Identifications		!Identifications
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	\|'''"Three Stars Each (~~Astroabes~~). The stars of Ea, Anu, and Enlil."'''		\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astrolabes). The stars of Ea, Anu, and Enlil."'''
	List of the 12 stars of Ea (no. 2):		List of the 12 stars of Ea (no. 2):
	*<sup>mul</sup>udu.idim ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' kun<sup>meš</sup>		*<sup>mul</sup>udu.idim ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' kun<sup>meš</sup>
	*"The planet that is in the Tails" Horowitz ~~Alb~~ 210 [CT 33<ref>''King, Leonard W.'' Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. 1912. </ref>, 9 r. 15; MCG<ref>''Horowitz W''. Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography. Winona Lake, 1998 (Mesopotamian Civilisation, 8).</ref>, 176].		*"The planet that is in the Tails" Horowitz 2014, 210 [CT 33<ref>''King, Leonard W.'' Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. 1912. </ref>, 9 r. 15; MCG<ref>''Horowitz W''. Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography. Winona Lake, 1998 (Mesopotamian Civilisation, 8).</ref>, 176].
	\|[[File:ALT 01 schwalbe bab.png\|thumb\|Babylonian constellation Swallow (by definition: two tails), painted by R. Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany).]]		\|[[File:ALT 01 schwalbe bab.png\|thumb\|Babylonian constellation Swallow (by definition: two tails), painted by R. Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany).]]
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	\|'''EAE.'''		\|'''EAE.'''
	See. [ACh Ištar<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 30:11-12; BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 248, K.2346+:48-49].		See [ACh Ištar<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 30:11-12; BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 248, K.2346+:48-49].
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	Stars in the Path of the Moon":		Stars in the Path of the Moon":
	*KUN<sup>meš</sup> <ša<sub>2</sub>> <sup>mul</sup>SIM. MAḪ ''A-nu-ni-ti''<sub>4</sub> (I iv 36)<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>		*KUN<sup>meš</sup> <''ša''<sub>2</sub>> <sup>mul</sup>SIM. MAḪ ''A-nu-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> (I iv 36)<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>
	*"the tails of the Swallow, Anunitu";		*"the tails of the Swallow, Anunitu";
	cf. KUN-''šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu'', "their tails" in MLC 1866 col. i 7 [Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 35-39].		cf. KUN-''šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu'', "their tails" in MLC 1866 col. i 7 [Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 35-39].
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	\| '''Late astrology, magic and calendar.'''		\| '''Late astrology, magic and calendar.'''
	*(1) kun, kun<sup>meš</sup> is the designation of the ~~zodiac~~ sign Pisces in early horoscopes of -409 [BH, 51 r. 2, 56:4].		*(1) kun, kun<sup>meš</sup> is the designation of the zodiacal sign Pisces in early horoscopes of -409 [BH, 51 r. 2, 56:4].
	*(2) "~~Lunarias~~."		*(2) "Lunaria."
	**(a) BRM IV, 20: ki <sup>mul</sup>kun<sup>meš</sup> "Region close to the Tails"; astrological meaning: love of a woman for a man, disclosure of witchcraft, good rule of the king [Ungnad 1941-44<ref>''Ungnad A.'' Besprechungskunst und Astrologie in Babylonien // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14, Heft 5/6. S. 251- 284.</ref>, 258-259: 6, 15, 23; Reiner 1995<ref>''Reiner E.'' Astral Magic in Babylonia. Philadelphia, The Amer. Philos. Soc., 1995.</ref>, 108; Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 193],		**(a) BRM IV, 20: ki <sup>mul</sup>kun<sup>meš</sup> "Region close to the Tails"; astrological meaning: love of a woman for a man, disclosure of witchcraft, good rule of the king [Ungnad 1941-44<ref>''Ungnad A.'' Besprechungskunst und Astrologie in Babylonien // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14, Heft 5/6. S. 251- 284.</ref>, 258-259: 6, 15, 23; Reiner 1995<ref>''Reiner E.'' Astral Magic in Babylonia. Philadelphia, The Amer. Philos. Soc., 1995.</ref>, 108; Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 193],
	**(b) BRM IV, 19, see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]]		**(b) BRM IV, 19, see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]]
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	** KI <sup>múl</sup>KUN MU DUG<sub>3</sub>.GA UD<sup>meš</sup> SU<sub>3</sub><sup>meš</sup>...		** KI <sup>múl</sup>KUN MU DUG<sub>3</sub>.GA UD<sup>meš</sup> SU<sub>3</sub><sup>meš</sup>...
	** "The region of Pisces: good name, long? days..." [SpTU II<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43: 28];		** "The region of Pisces: good name, long? days..." [SpTU II<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43: 28];
	** for a partial parallel see. [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:25; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 14'], see also [Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 192].		** for a partial parallel see [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:25; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 14'], see also [Emelyanov 1999<ref>''Емельянов В.В''. Ниппурский календарь и ранняя история Зодиака. СПб: "Петербургское Востоковедение", 1999.</ref>, 192].
	*(4) Predictions based on observations of eclipses of the Moon and the positions of the Moon and planets relative to the signs of the zodiac.		*(4) Predictions based on observations of eclipses of the Moon and the positions of the Moon and planets relative to the signs of the zodiac.
	**BM 36746+:		**BM 36746+:
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	The constellation was honored, perhaps as a deity in Babylon, where a street had: 6 ''manzāz''(KI.GUB) ''zibbāti''(KUN.MEŠ) "6 places for (erecting statues of) Tails" [Gurney 1974<ref>''Gurney O.R.'' The fifth tablet of "The Topography of Babylon" // Iraq. 1974. Vol. 36, pt. 1-2. P. 39-52.</ref>, 47:88].		The constellation was honored, perhaps as a deity in Babylon, where a street had: 6 ''manzāz''(KI.GUB) ''zibbāti''(KUN.MEŠ) "6 places for (erecting statues of) Tails" [Gurney 1974<ref>''Gurney O.R.'' The fifth tablet of "The Topography of Babylon" // Iraq. 1974. Vol. 36, pt. 1-2. P. 39-52.</ref>, 47:88].
	====Astrology.====		====Astrology.====
	(1) Mars is included within the Tails; see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]], VI 3.		(1) Mars is included within the Tails, see (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]], VI 3.

	(2) Venus or Mercury stands in the Tails; DIŠ KU<sub>6</sub> ''ana'' KU<sub>6</sub> ''tap-pe-e-šu i-be''<sub>2</sub>-''eš'' <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' KI.MIN <sup>d</sup>~~GUD~~.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> K[UN.ME]Š DU.ME-''zu-ma'' <sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu aš''<sub>2</sub>''-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>UDU.~~BAD~~.~~GUD~~.UD "If ~~Pisces~~ moves away from the Fish, ~~his~~ companion, (it means): Venus, var: Mercury stands in the middle of the Ta[il], Mars because of Mercury"(?) [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 248:48]. This prediction seems to refer to the two fish that made up the constellation of Tails, namely the fish, symbolized by Anunītu, and the flying fish, symbolized by the Swallow, see (Kurtik a42) [[Anunitu\|<sup>d</sup>Anunītu]], III and (Kurtik s19) [[SIM.MAḪ]], III.		(2) Venus or Mercury stands in the Tails: DIŠ KU<sub>6</sub> ''ana'' KU<sub>6</sub> ''tap-pe-e-šu i-be''<sub>2</sub>-''eš'' <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' KI.MIN <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> K[UN.ME]Š GUB.ME-''zu-ma'' <sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu aš''<sub>2</sub>''-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.GU<sub>4</sub>.UD "If a Fish moves away from the Fish, its companion, (it means): Venus, var: Mercury stands in the middle of the Ta[il], Mars because of Mercury"(?) [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 248:48]. This prediction seems to refer to the two fish that made up the constellation of Tails, namely the fish, symbolized by Anunītu, and the flying fish, symbolized by the Swallow, see (Kurtik a42) [[Anunitu\|<sup>d</sup>Anunītu]], III and (Kurtik s19) [[SIM.MAḪ]], III.

	(3) Mercury stands in the Swallow; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>KU<sub>6</sub> ''qu-lip''<sub>2</sub>-''tu um-taš-šir''<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>~~GUD~~.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> MU[L...] ''lu ina'' KUN.MEŠ DU-''ma'' / ''i''<sub>3</sub>-''ba-il''<sub>3</sub>-''ma ša''<sub>2</sub> ''iq-bu-u''<sub>2</sub> MU[L x] ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> DU-''ma'' "The fish loses (its) scales; (it means): Mercury stands in the middle [...] or in the Tails; it ~~has great luster~~, as they say (in the commentaries): (the planet) [...] stands in it." [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 248:49].		(3) Mercury stands in the Swallow: DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>KU<sub>6</sub> ''qu-lip''<sub>2</sub>-''tu um-taš-šir''<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> MU[L...] ''lu ina'' KUN.MEŠ GUB-''ma'' / ''i''<sub>3</sub>-''ba-il''<sub>3</sub>-''ma ša''<sub>2</sub> ''iq-bu-u''<sub>2</sub> MU[L x] ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> DU-''ma'' "The fish loses (its) scales; (it means): Mercury stands in the middle [...] or in the Tails; it is bright, as they say (in the commentaries): (the planet) [...] stands in it." [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 248:49].

	(4) Jupiter stands in the Tail (=Pisces); see (Kurtik s09) [[SAG.ME.GAR]], III 32.		(4) Jupiter stands in the Tail (=Pisces); see (Kurtik s09) [[SAG.ME.GAR]], III 32.