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	* (1) The stars of Anu (no. 2): MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' IGI-''it'' <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.IKU GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>''Ši-nu-nu-tu''<sub>4</sub> "The star that stands before the Field, the Swallow" (I i 41 = (AN 2r)<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref>), for a parallel see. MLC 1866.		* (1) The stars of Anu (no. 2):
	* (2) Dates of heliacal risings: 'on the 15th day of ~~tebet~~' (I iii 7), see (Kurtik k10) [[KAK.SI.SA2\|KAK.SI.SA<sub>2</sub>]].		** MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' IGI-''it'' <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.IKU GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>''Ši-nu-nu-tu''<sub>4</sub>
	* (3) Intervals between dates of heliacal risings: TA KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD. KA.DUḪ.A 30 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ / TA KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ 20 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.IKU "30 days from the rising of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the rising of the Swallow. 20 days from the rising of the Swallow to the rising of Field" ~~(I iii 40-41)~~.		** "The star that stands before the Field, the Swallow"
	* (4) Culminations and simultaneous heliacal sunrises: ~~culmination~~ of Standing Gods, the Swallow rises ~~(I iv 28)~~, see (Kurtik d10) [[DINGIR.GUB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>DINGIR.GUB.BA<sup>meš</sup>]].		** (I i 41 = (AN 2r)<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref>), for a parallel see MLC 1866.
	* (5) Stars "in the path of the Moon": <sup>mul</sup>~~SIM~~.~~MAḪ, after <sup><mul></sup>~~KUN<sup>meš</sup>~~, before~~ <sup>mul</sup>''A-nu-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> ~~(I iv 36)~~, see (Kurtik s20) ''[[Sîn]]'' [MA<ref name=":8">Hunger, H. and J. M. Steele (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 29, 45, 54, 55, 66, 68].		* (2) Dates of heliacal risings:
			** 'on the 15th day of Tebet' (I iii 7), see (Kurtik k10) [[KAK.SI.SA2\|KAK.SI.SA<sub>2</sub>]].
			* (3) Intervals between dates of heliacal risings (I iii 40-41):
			** TA KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD. KA.DUḪ.A 30 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ / TA KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ 20 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.IKU
			** "30 days from the rising of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the rising of the Swallow. 20 days from the rising of the Swallow to the rising of Field".
			* (4) Culminations and simultaneous heliacal sunrises (I iv 28):
			** ''ziqpu'' of Standing Gods, the Swallow rises
			** , see (Kurtik d10) [[DINGIR.GUB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>DINGIR.GUB.BA<sup>meš</sup>]].
			* (5) Stars "in the path of the Moon" (I iv 36-37):
			** <sup>mul</sup>GU.LA KUN<sup>meš mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ <sup>mul</sup>''A-nu-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub>
			** <sup>asterism</sup>The Giant, Tails [of] <sup>asterism</sup>The Swallow, <sup>asterism</sup>Anunitu,
			** see (Kurtik s20) ''[[Sîn]]'' [MA<ref name=":8">Hunger, H. and J. M. Steele (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 29, 45, 54, 55, 66, 68].
	Text BM 77054. See (Kurtik d10) [[DINGIR.GUB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>DINGIR.GUB.BA<sup>meš</sup>]].		Text BM 77054. See (Kurtik d10) [[DINGIR.GUB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>DINGIR.GUB.BA<sup>meš</sup>]].
	\|[[File:Swallow+IKU Aqr stellarium .jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Giant Swallow, IKU, and Ea (The Great One), Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg (2021)]]		\|[[File:Swallow+IKU Aqr stellarium .jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Giant Swallow, IKU, and Ea (The Great One), Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg (2021)]]

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Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

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	* <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šinūnūtu'',		* <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šinūnūtu'',
	* ''sinuntu'' "Swallow" (?) in lexical and other texts		* ''sinuntu'' "Swallow" (?) in lexical and other texts

			==== Transfer and Transformation ====
			<gallery>
			File:Psc-And-Aqr_grp-GIF_engl.gif\|alt=Andromeda, Pisces and adjacent constellation in their transformation.\|animated transformation from Babylonian to Greek constellations (SMH 2017)
			File:Swallow_inStellarium_MULAPIN.png\|"Swallow" in Middle Babylonian (MUL.APIN), map: Stellarium 2026, drawing: Robert Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany) 2016, adoption: SMH for IAU-WGSN 2026
			File:Swallow_inStellarium_LB-swallowfish.png\|"Swallow" in "Swallow-Fish" in Late Babylonian (e.g. normal star lists described with ribbon), map: Stellarium 2026, drawing: Robert Perdok (LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany) 2016, adoption: SMH for IAU-WGSN 2026
			File:Simmakh_stickfigure_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|(CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN)
			File:Zibbatu_stickfigure_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|(CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN)
			</gallery>

	==== Sources and Identification(s) ====		==== Sources and Identification(s) ====

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	* Astrolabe P. Sabbat month, stars of Anu, 80 [Pinches 1900<ref>''Pinches T.G.'' Review of R.Brown. Researches into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians, and Babylonians. Vol. 2. London, 1900 // JRAS. 1900. P. 571-577.</ref>, 575].		* Astrolabe P. Sabbat month, stars of Anu, 80 [Pinches 1900<ref>''Pinches T.G.'' Review of R.Brown. Researches into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians, and Babylonians. Vol. 2. London, 1900 // JRAS. 1900. P. 571-577.</ref>, 575].
	* Astrolabe B.		* Astrolabe B.
	** (1) List (12´3): mul ''ša'' dal.ba.an <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi / ''u''<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' gub-''zu'' / <sup>mul</sup>sim.maḫ [...] "The constellation that stands between the Old Man and Anu, (is) the Swallow [...]" (B ii 15-17); for a parallel see. [BPO 2<ref name=":2" />, III 32-32a; Oelsner-Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":4">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 6 + comment.].		** (1) List (12´3):
	** (2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>ziz<sub>2</sub>] ... <sup>mul</sup>sim.maḫ ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "[Shabbat]. ... The swallow (rising) (in the path of) Anu " (C ii 11).		*** mul ''ša'' dal.ba.an <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi / ''u''<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' gub-''zu'' / <sup>mul</sup>sim.maḫ [...]
			*** "The constellation that stands between the Old Man and Anu, (is) the Swallow [...]" (B ii 15-17); for a parallel see. [BPO 2<ref name=":2" />, III 32-32a; Oelsner-Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":4">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 6 + comment.].
			** (2) List (3´12):
			*** [<sup>iti</sup>ziz<sub>2</sub>] ... <sup>mul</sup>sim.maḫ ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim''
			*** "[Shabbat]. ... The swallow (rising) (in the path of) Anu" (C ii 11).
	** (3) List (rising-sunset=6m): rising is shabbat, setting is ab [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 22, 33; Horowitz 2014<ref name=":5">Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, 38, 40], see (Kurtik n49) [[NU.MUŠ.DA]].		** (3) List (rising-sunset=6m): rising is shabbat, setting is ab [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 22, 33; Horowitz 2014<ref name=":5">Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, 38, 40], see (Kurtik n49) [[NU.MUŠ.DA]].
	* BM 82923. Shabbat, stars of Anu: <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ // 1,20 // DINGIR-''at nag-bi'' "Swallow // 80 // Goddess of Springs" [Walker-Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 30:32].		* BM 82923. Shabbat, stars of Anu:
			** <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ // 1,20 // DINGIR-''at nag-bi''
			** "Swallow // 80 // Goddess of Springs" [Walker-Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 30:32].
	* BM 34713. Adar, stars of Anu [LBAT<ref name=":6">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:12], see (Kurtik k24) [[KU6\|KU<sub>6</sub>]].		* BM 34713. Adar, stars of Anu [LBAT<ref name=":6">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:12], see (Kurtik k24) [[KU6\|KU<sub>6</sub>]].
	* Text Nv. 10.		* Text Nv. 10.

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 Babylonian constellation that has undergone massive transformations: the original Giant Swallow was turned into a Swallow-Fish and into two fish connected with a ribbon. It is located in the area of modern [[Pisces]]. Alternative Mesopotamian terms are <sup>mul</sup>ŠIM.MAḪ (𒀯𒋆𒈤) and <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šinūnūtu''.

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	*(1) "Dodecatemoria." BM 34452+: 12 8 // 3 14 // ''Sin ina'' <sup>múl</sup>SIM.MAḪ KI / <sup>múl</sup>SIPA GUB E<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NANŠE "Adar 8 // siman 14 // Moon in the Swallow. Region / of the ~~True~~ Shepherd of Anu (=Saturn?), place of the temple of Nanshe" [LBAT<ref name=":6" />, 1586 + 1567; Hunger 1975<ref>''Hunger H.'' Noch ein "Kalendertext" // ZA. 1975. Bd. 65. S. 40-43.</ref>, 41: rev. 7-8], see also [SpTU III<ref name=":1" />, 103:4].		*(1) "Dodecatemoria." BM 34452+: 12 8 // 3 14 // ''Sin ina'' <sup>múl</sup>SIM.MAḪ KI / <sup>múl</sup>SIPA GUB E<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NANŠE "Adar 8 // siman 14 // Moon in the Swallow. Region / of the Faithful Shepherd of Anu (=Saturn?), place of the temple of Nanshe" [LBAT<ref name=":6" />, 1586 + 1567; Hunger 1975<ref>''Hunger H.'' Noch ein "Kalendertext" // ZA. 1975. Bd. 65. S. 40-43.</ref>, 41: rev. 7-8], see also [SpTU III<ref name=":1" />, 103:4].
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	[[File:Psc-And-~~Aqr grp~~-~~GIF engl~~.gif\|alt=Andromeda, Pisces and adjacent constellation in their transformation.\|~~255px~~\|~~Andromeda, Pisces and adjacent constellation in their transformation (animated GIF).~~]]		[[File:Psc-And-Aqr_grp-GIF_engl.gif\|alt=Andromeda, Pisces and adjacent constellation in their transformation.\|right\|324x324px]]
	[[File:A reflection flight of barn swallow.jpg\|thumb\|a reflection flight of barn swallow captured in bagmati river in kathmandy valley in nepal (CC BY SA Prasan Shrestha)]]		[[File:A reflection flight of barn swallow.jpg\|thumb\|a reflection flight of barn swallow captured in bagmati river in kathmandy valley in nepal (CC BY SA Prasan Shrestha)]]
	Babylonian constellation that has undergone massive transformations: the original Giant Swallow was turned into a Swallow-Fish and into two fish connected with a ribbon. It is located in the area of modern [[Pisces]]. Alternative Mesopotamian terms are <sup>mul</sup>ŠIM.MAḪ (𒀯𒋆𒈤) and <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šinūnūtu''.		Babylonian constellation that has undergone massive transformations: the original Giant Swallow was turned into a Swallow-Fish and into two fish connected with a ribbon. It is located in the area of modern [[Pisces]]. Alternative Mesopotamian terms are <sup>mul</sup>ŠIM.MAḪ (𒀯𒋆𒈤) and <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šinūnūtu''.