section_heading: Povijest
paragraph_text: Zviježđe vodena zmija je u babilonskim astronomskim tekstovima zvano Bašmu, „zmija“ (𒀯𒈲, <sup>MUL.d</sup>MUŠ). Prikazivano je s ribljim torsom, zmijskim repom, lavljim prednjim šapama, orlovim stražnjim nogama, s krilima, i s glavom usporedivom s mušḫuššuovom.<ref>Wiggerman, F.A.M. (1 January 1997). "Transtigridian Snake Gods". In Finkel, I. L.; Geller, M. J. (eds.). Sumerian Gods and their Representations. Cuneiform Monographs. 7. Gronigen, Netherlands: Styx Publications. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-90-56-93005-9.<ref>E. Weidner, Gestirn-Darstellungen auf Babylonischen Tontafeln (1967) Plates IX-X