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	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 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: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:Simmakh stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|[[Simmakh]] as modern star name (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN)
	File:Zibbatu stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|(CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN)		File:Zibbatu stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|[[Zibbatu]] as modern star name (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN)
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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Sumerian <sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨), equalling Akkadian ''zibbātu,'' 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal sign and constellation [[Pisces]]. The term is used exclusively in the Astronomical Diaries from Babylon for the section of the ecliptic. In this late time, traditional cuneiform names of constellations used to be abbreviated. The original name of the constellation in the Path of the Moon in MUL.APIN (I iv 36) is given: <blockquote> <sup><mul></sup>KUN<sup>meš</sup> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ, <sup>mul</sup>''A-nu-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> </blockquote><blockquote>Tails (of) Swallow, Anunitu</blockquote>The term <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunitu\|Anunītu]] is a byname of the goddess Inanna/ Ishtar. In the time of MUL.APIN (before 1000 BCE), the term "Tails of the Swallow" refers to an asterism within the constellation of [[SIM.MAḪ]], The Swallow, whose body was imagined in modern [[Cetus]].		see concordance of the '''original Babylonian''' constellations

			* <sup>mul</sup>[[ZIB]]<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨), The Tails that occurs in Late Babylonian literature
			* <sup>mul</sup>[[SIM.MAḪ]] (𒀯𒋆𒈤), The Swallow [bird], that occurs in Middle Babylonian literature and whose tails [[KUNmeš\|KUN<sup>meš</sup>]] are reported in the "path of the moon"

			Sumerian <sup>mul</sup>[[ZIB]]<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨), equalling Akkadian ''zibbātu,'' 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal sign and constellation [[Pisces]]. The term is used exclusively in the Astronomical Diaries from Babylon for the section of the ecliptic. In this late time, traditional cuneiform names of constellations used to be abbreviated. The original name of the constellation in the Path of the Moon in MUL.APIN (I iv 36) is given: <blockquote> <sup><mul></sup>KUN<sup>meš</sup> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ, <sup>mul</sup>''A-nu-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> </blockquote><blockquote>Tails (of) Swallow, Anunitu</blockquote>The term <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunitu\|Anunītu]] is a byname of the goddess Inanna/ Ishtar. In the time of MUL.APIN (before 1000 BCE), the term "Tails of the Swallow" refers to an asterism within the constellation of [[SIM.MAḪ]], The Swallow, whose body was imagined in modern [[Cetus]].

	In later time, as reconstructed from normal star lists, the constellation of "the Tails" ([[KUNmeš\|KUN]] or [[ZIB]] or zibbatu) 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.		In later time, as reconstructed from normal star lists, the constellation of "the Tails" ([[KUNmeš\|KUN]] or [[ZIB]] or zibbatu) 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.

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	The modern star name is placed next to the star [[Alrescha]] where the two ribbons of [[Pisces]] join, as if it was an alternative name for the knot in the band.		The modern star name is placed next to the star [[Alrescha]] where the two ribbons of [[Pisces]] join, as if it was an alternative name for the knot in the band.

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			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)
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

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 Zibbatu is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Akkadian. It is the name of the star 112 Psc (HIP 9353) in constellation [[Pisces]].
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	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name [[ZIB]]/ Zibbatu was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023. In the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries, the term ZIB was used, but IAU WGSN guidelines depreciate names with only three characters; recommended are at least four. The more characters, the smaller the chance for confusion with similar terms, abbreviations or other names. Therefore, the Akkadian equivalent of the term, "Zibbatu" was preferred by WGSN. In September 2026, the WGSN chose to adopt the name for the star 112 Psc (5.87 mag) in the IAU-CSN.		The name [[ZIB]]/ ''Zibbatu'' was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023. In the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries, the term ZIB was used, but IAU WGSN guidelines depreciate names with only three characters; recommended are at least four. The more characters, the smaller the chance for confusion with similar terms, abbreviations or other names. Therefore, the Akkadian equivalent of the term, "''Zibbatu''" was preferred by WGSN. In September 2026, the WGSN chose to adopt the name for the star 112 Psc (5.87 mag) in the IAU-CSN.

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	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023. In September 2026, the WGSN chose to adopt the name for the star 112 Psc (5.87 mag) in the IAU-CSN.		The name [[ZIB]]/ Zibbatu was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023. In the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries, the term ZIB was used, but IAU WGSN guidelines depreciate names with only three characters; recommended are at least four. The more characters, the smaller the chance for confusion with similar terms, abbreviations or other names. Therefore, the Akkadian equivalent of the term, "Zibbatu" was preferred by WGSN. In September 2026, the WGSN chose to adopt the name for the star 112 Psc (5.87 mag) in the IAU-CSN.

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	== Reference ==		== Reference ==
	* [[References\|References (general)]]		* [[References\|References (general)]]
	* [[References (~~Medieval and Early Modern~~)\|~~References (early modern)]]~~		* [[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]
	* Ian Ridpath's ~~website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales~~] )

	[[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]		[[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]
	[[Category:Star Name‏‎]]		[[Category:Star Name‏‎]]

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			Sumerian <sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>meš</sup> (𒀯𒍦𒈨), equalling Akkadian ''zibbātu,'' 'The Tails,' is a late Babylonian name for the zodiacal sign and constellation [[Pisces]]. The term is used exclusively in the Astronomical Diaries from Babylon for the section of the ecliptic. In this late time, traditional cuneiform names of constellations used to be abbreviated. The original name of the constellation in the Path of the Moon in MUL.APIN (I iv 36) is given: <blockquote> <sup><mul></sup>KUN<sup>meš</sup> <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ, <sup>mul</sup>''A-nu-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> </blockquote><blockquote>Tails (of) Swallow, Anunitu</blockquote>The term <sup>mul</sup>[[Anunitu\|Anunītu]] is a byname of the goddess Inanna/ Ishtar. In the time of MUL.APIN (before 1000 BCE), the term "Tails of the Swallow" refers to an asterism within the constellation of [[SIM.MAḪ]], The Swallow, whose body was imagined in modern [[Cetus]].

			In later time, as reconstructed from normal star lists, the constellation of "the Tails" ([[KUNmeš\|KUN]] or [[ZIB]] or zibbatu) 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.

			The modern star name is placed next to the star [[Alrescha]] where the two ribbons of [[Pisces]] join, as if it was an alternative name for the knot in the band.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name was ~~discussed and adopted by~~ the IAU WGSN in ~~202x. As this star is already named ..~~., the WGSN chose ~~... (not~~ to ~~apply/ to apply~~ the name ~~to a neighbouring~~ star~~/ to ..~~.) in the IAU-CSN.		The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023. In September 2026, the WGSN chose to adopt the name for the star 112 Psc (5.87 mag) in the IAU-CSN.

	~~The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026, as it has been in popular use among astrophysicists and listed in SIMBAD already~~.

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