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	Астрономические дневники. См. [ADRT I–III, passim], обозначение ZIB<sup>me</sup> впервые встречается в дневнике за -382 г. [ADRT I, 74, No.-382 rev. 4′]. Математическая астрономия. ZIB.ME — стандартное обозначение знака зодиака Рыбы [ACT I–III; LBAT, passim]; используется уже в лунных таблицах конца V в. до н.э. [Aaboe–Sachs 1969; Britton 1989, 30–31]. Поздняя астрология, магия и календарь. (1) «Гороскопы». Обозначение знака зодиака Рыбы [BH, passim]. (2) «Микрозодиак». Деление знака зодиака Наемник(Овен) на 12 частей: 12-i-tum zittu(ḫa.la) <sup>múl</sup>zib šum<sub>3</sub>-šu<sub>2</sub> «12-я часть, ее имя Хвосты» [TU, 14:19; Sachs 1952, 66]. (3) «Гипсома». Рыбы — гипсома Венеры, см. d06Dilbat. (4) Зодиакальная астрология. KI <sup>múl</sup>ZIB.ME … «В области Рыб (родился): …сердечное смятение» [LBAT, 1593 rev. 11′; Reiner 2000]. MLC 1866. См. b12BURANUN, s19SIM.MAḪ.		Астрономические дневники. См. [ADRT I–III, passim], обозначение ZIB<sup>me</sup> впервые встречается в дневнике за -382 г. [ADRT I, 74, No.-382 rev. 4′]. Математическая астрономия. ZIB.ME — стандартное обозначение знака зодиака Рыбы [ACT I–III; LBAT, passim]; используется уже в лунных таблицах конца V в. до н.э. [Aaboe–Sachs 1969; Britton 1989, 30–31]. Поздняя астрология, магия и календарь. (1) «Гороскопы». Обозначение знака зодиака Рыбы [BH, passim]. (2) «Микрозодиак». Деление знака зодиака Наемник(Овен) на 12 частей: 12-i-tum zittu(ḫa.la) <sup>múl</sup>zib šum<sub>3</sub>-šu<sub>2</sub> «12-я часть, ее имя Хвосты» [TU, 14:19; Sachs 1952, 66]. (3) «Гипсома». Рыбы — гипсома Венеры, см. d06Dilbat. (4) Зодиакальная астрология. KI <sup>múl</sup>ZIB.ME … «В области Рыб (родился): …сердечное смятение» [LBAT, 1593 rev. 11′; Reiner 2000]. MLC 1866. См. b12BURANUN, s19SIM.MAḪ.
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			[[File:Psc-And-Aqr_grp-GIF_engl.gif\|alt=animated GIF showing the transformation of constellations in the Andromeda-region\|thumb\|<sup>transformation of the constellation in the Andromeda-region from Babylonian "Anunitu" through Syriac deities to the Greek mythological princess (by Susanne M Hoffmann 2016)</sup>]]
	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation [[Pisces]], consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunitu\|Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). In this late time, the constellation of "the tails" was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45). Yet the origin is the earlier and much larger constellation of The Swallow <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] mentioned in MUL.APIN whose V-shaped tails match the V-shaped chains of stars in Pisces and whose body was imagined in modern [[Cetus]].		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation [[Pisces]], consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunitu\|Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). In this late time, the constellation of "the tails" was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45). Yet the origin is the earlier and much larger constellation of The Swallow <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] mentioned in MUL.APIN whose V-shaped tails match the V-shaped chains of stars in Pisces and whose body was imagined in modern [[Cetus]].

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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation Pisces, consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). ~~The name refers to~~ the ~~fact that classical Pisces~~ was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45).		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation [[Pisces]], consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunitu\|Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). In this late time, the constellation of "the tails" was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45). Yet the origin is the earlier and much larger constellation of The Swallow <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] mentioned in MUL.APIN whose V-shaped tails match the V-shaped chains of stars in Pisces and whose body was imagined in modern [[Cetus]].

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			[[File:A reflection flight of barn swallow.jpg\|thumb\|a reflection flight of barn swallow in Nepal (CC BY Prasan Shrestha)]]
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	* <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>meš</sup>,		* <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>meš</sup>,
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	* ZIB.ME – the standard designation for the zodiac sign Pisces [ACT I-III<ref name=":0" />; LBAT<ref name=":1">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, passim]; it is used already in the lunar tablets of the late 5th century BC. [Aaboe-Sachs 1969<ref>''Aaboe A., Sachs A''. Two Lunar Texts of the Achaemenid Period from Babylon // Centaurus. 1969. Vol. 14. Р. 1-22.</ref>; Britton 1989<ref>''Britton J.P.'' An Early Function for Eclipse Magnitudes in Babylonian Astronomy / Centaurus. 1989. Vol. 32. P. 1-52.</ref>, 30-31].		* ZIB.ME – the standard designation for the zodiac sign Pisces [ACT I-III<ref name=":0" />; LBAT<ref name=":1">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, passim]; it is used already in the lunar tablets of the late 5th century BC. [Aaboe-Sachs 1969<ref>''Aaboe A., Sachs A''. Two Lunar Texts of the Achaemenid Period from Babylon // Centaurus. 1969. Vol. 14. Р. 1-22.</ref>; Britton 1989<ref>''Britton J.P.'' An Early Function for Eclipse Magnitudes in Babylonian Astronomy / Centaurus. 1989. Vol. 32. P. 1-52.</ref>, 30-31].
	\|		\|[[File:Stellarium Swallow+ MULAPIN.jpg\|thumb\|Giant Swallow (MUL.APIN) with its tails in the path of the Moon = ecliptic (Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg).]]
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	* (3) "Hypsoma." Pisces is the hypsoma of Venus, see (Kurtik d06) ''[[Dilbat]]''.		* (3) "Hypsoma." Pisces is the hypsoma of Venus, see (Kurtik d06) ''[[Dilbat]]''.
	* (4) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>ZIB.ME ... "In the region of Pisces (born): ...confusion of the heart." [LBAT<ref name=":1" />, 1593 rev. 11′; Reiner 2000<ref>''Reiner E.'' Early Zodiologia and Related Matters / Wisdom, Gods and Literature. Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G.Lambert / Ed. by A.R.George and I.L.Finkel. Winona Lake, Indiana, 2000. P. 421-427.</ref>].		* (4) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>ZIB.ME ... "In the region of Pisces (born): ...confusion of the heart." [LBAT<ref name=":1" />, 1593 rev. 11′; Reiner 2000<ref>''Reiner E.'' Early Zodiologia and Related Matters / Wisdom, Gods and Literature. Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G.Lambert / Ed. by A.R.George and I.L.Finkel. Winona Lake, Indiana, 2000. P. 421-427.</ref>].
	\|		\|[[File:Psc SwallowFish seal Wallenfels1993.png\|thumb\|Psc as Swallow-Fish on seal from Uruk (Wallenfels 1993).]]
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	\|'''MLC 1866.'''		\|'''MLC 1866.'''
	See (Kurtik b12) [[BURANUN]], (Kurtik s19) [[SIM.MAḪ]].		See (Kurtik b12) [[BURANUN]], (Kurtik s19) [[SIM.MAḪ]].
	\|		\|[[File:RiversPlt_labelled.jpg\|thumb\|The two rivers of Mesopotamia with Babylon roughly at the closest encounter (equalling the knot of the cords in the sky).]]
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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation Pisces, consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.~~MAH~~]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). The name refers to the fact that classical Pisces was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45).		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation Pisces, consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). The name refers to the fact that classical Pisces was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45).

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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation Pisces, consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAH and <sup>mul</sup>~~Anunitu~~ ('The Swallow' and Anunitu).		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation Pisces, consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAH]] and <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunītu]] ('The Swallow' and Anunitu). The name refers to the fact that classical Pisces was visualized as a fish-tail and bird-tail joined (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 44-45).

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	* abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails';		* abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails';

	~~designation~~ of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].		Designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].
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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is ~~an ancient~~ Mesopotamian ~~asterism~~.		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) = ''zibbātu'',. 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal constellation Pisces, consisting of the two traditional Mesopotamian asterisms <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAH and <sup>mul</sup>Anunitu ('The Swallow' and Anunitu).

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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.


	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>me</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim, Safford===~~
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].		Var. reading:

			* <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>meš</sup>,
			* <sup>mul</sup>Zib;
			* abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails';

			designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].
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	<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>me</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>me</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim, Safford===
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].
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	\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; сокращение от <sup>mul</sup>zibbātu «Хвосты»; обозначение знака зодиака и созвездия Рыбы (Pisces) в поздних астрономических и астрологических текстах [G. 175].		\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; сокращение от <sup>mul</sup>zibbātu «Хвосты»; обозначение знака зодиака и созвездия Рыбы (Pisces) в поздних астрономических и астрологических текстах [Grossmann 1950 175].
	I. Источники.		I. Источники.

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	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [G. 175].		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>''zibbātu'' 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 175].
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	See. [ADRT I-III, passim], the designation ZIB<sup>me</sup> first occurs in a diary in -382. [ADRT I, 74, no.-382 rev. 4′].		See. [ADRT I-III<ref name=":0">''Sachs A., Hunger H''. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C.; Vol. II: from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C.; Vol. III: Diaries from 164 B.C. to 75 B.C. Vienna, 1988, 1989, 1991.</ref>, passim], the designation ZIB<sup>me</sup> first occurs in a diary in -382. [ADRT I<ref name=":0" />, 74, no.-382 rev. 4′].
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	* ZIB.ME – the standard designation for the zodiac sign Pisces [ACT I-III; LBAT, passim]; it is used already in the lunar tablets of the late 5th century BC. [Aaboe-Sachs 1969; Britton 1989, 30-31].		* ZIB.ME – the standard designation for the zodiac sign Pisces [ACT I-III<ref name=":0" />; LBAT<ref name=":1">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, passim]; it is used already in the lunar tablets of the late 5th century BC. [Aaboe-Sachs 1969<ref>''Aaboe A., Sachs A''. Two Lunar Texts of the Achaemenid Period from Babylon // Centaurus. 1969. Vol. 14. Р. 1-22.</ref>; Britton 1989<ref>''Britton J.P.'' An Early Function for Eclipse Magnitudes in Babylonian Astronomy / Centaurus. 1989. Vol. 32. P. 1-52.</ref>, 30-31].
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	* (1) "Horoscopes". The designation of the zodiac sign Pisces [BH, passim].		* (1) "Horoscopes". The designation of the zodiac sign Pisces [BH, passim].
	* (2) "Microzodiac". The division of the zodiac sign Hired Man(Aries) into 12 parts: 12-''i-tum zittu''(ḫa.la) <sup>múl</sup>zib ''šum''<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "The 12th part, its name is Tails" [TU, 14:19; Sachs 1952, 66].		* (2) "Microzodiac". The division of the zodiac sign Hired Man(Aries) into 12 parts: 12-''i-tum zittu''(ḫa.la) <sup>múl</sup>zib ''šum''<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "The 12th part, its name is Tails" [TU,<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref> 14:19; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66].
	* (3) "Hypsoma." Pisces is the hypsoma of Venus, see d06[[Dilbat]].		* (3) "Hypsoma." Pisces is the hypsoma of Venus, see (Kurtik d06) ''[[Dilbat]]''.
	* (4) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>ZIB.ME ... "In the region of Pisces (born): ...confusion of the heart." [LBAT, 1593 rev. 11′; Reiner 2000].		* (4) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>ZIB.ME ... "In the region of Pisces (born): ...confusion of the heart." [LBAT<ref name=":1" />, 1593 rev. 11′; Reiner 2000<ref>''Reiner E.'' Early Zodiologia and Related Matters / Wisdom, Gods and Literature. Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G.Lambert / Ed. by A.R.George and I.L.Finkel. Winona Lake, Indiana, 2000. P. 421-427.</ref>].
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