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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.

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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.

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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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Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

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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). ]]
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	[[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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	[[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 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==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~=== Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim =~~==
	= ''zibbatu'' "tail";		= ''zibbatu'' "tail";
	[[File:A reflection flight of barn swallow.jpg\|thumb\|a swallow, the two tails clearly visible (CC BY SA Prasan Shrestha)]]		[[File:A reflection flight of barn swallow.jpg\|thumb\|a swallow, the two tails clearly visible (CC BY SA Prasan Shrestha)]]

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