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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 444. Thunder in Tišri (RMA 260) [weather]

(1) If Adad thunders in Tishri (VII): there will be hostility in the land. (3) If it rains in Tishri (VII): fall of sick people and cattle, variant: fall of the enemy. (r 1) From Ṭabiya.

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~670 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 8

SAA 08 445. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 015) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (3) If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (5) If in Tammuz (IV) on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: (......). (r 1) To the king my lord, your servant Ṭab-ṣilli-Marduk, son of Bel-[up]ahhi[r]. May Bel and Nabû decree well-being, happiness, health, length of days, long duration of reign and stability of the foundation of the throne [of] the king my lord forever!

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 446. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 011A) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: [reliable speech]; the land will become [happy]. (3) If the moon at its appearance [wears a crown]: constantly [the harvest of the land will prosper]; the land [will dwell] as if in pastures near the city; the king [will reach] the highest rank. (7) If the day [reaches its] normal length: a reign of [long] days; the years of the king [will be many]. (r 3) From Ṭab-[ṣilli-Marduk].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 447. The Moon Will not Make an Eclipse (RMA 052) [eclipses]

(1) [In Iy]yar (II) (the moon) will complete the day; [on the 14th] day the moon and sun will be seen together. The 13th [day], the night of the 14th day, is the [da]y of the watch (to be held), and there will be no eclipse. (r 1) I guarantee it seven times, an eclipse will not take place. I have written a definitive word to the king. (r 5) From Ṭab-ṣilli-Marduk, nephew of Bel-naṣir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 448. Jupiter Near Venus (RMA 194) [planetary]

(1) If Jupiter passes to the right of Venus: a strong one will conquer the land of the Guti in battle. (4) If Jupiter ... to the right of Venus [and] stands there: for three years ... [......]. (Break) (r 1) From Ṭab-ṣilli-[Marduk], son of Bel-upahhir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 449. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 013) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (2) If the moon at its appearance [wears a] cr[own: regular]ly the harvest of the land will prosp[er; the land will live as if in pastures near the city]; the king [will reach] the highest r[ank]. (5) From Ahhešâ of [Uruk].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 450. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 125) [lunar]

(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech, the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably. (5) From Ahhešâ of Uruk.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 452. Mars in Cancer (RMA 236A) [planetary]

(1) If Canc[er comes close to the Plough star]: the plough of the land [will be hung on a peg, there will be] inundation of the land. [......] on the ground; dispersal of Elam and ... [...]. (6) If a strange star [comes close] to Can[cer]: the ruler will die. (r 1) If Mars [comes close] to [Cancer]: the city ... [......]. (r 3) From Ahhešâ of Uruk.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 453. Fog and Rainbow (RMA 252) [weather]

(1) If a fog rolls in in Adar (XII): the land will go to ruin. (3) [If] a rainbow stretches from the zenith to the horizon: Adad will not devastate. (5) If a rainbow stretches over a city: the city, the king, and his nobles are safe. (r 1) From Ahhešâ of Uruk.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 454. Mercury Sighted in Pleiades (RMA 218) [planetary]

(1) If a planet becomes visible in Iyyar (II): the flood will come and irrigate the fields. (3) If the star of Marduk reaches the Pleiades: Adad will devastate. (r 1) On the 14th day the moon and sun will not be seen together, on the 15th day one god will be seen with the other: the king of Subartu will have no rival. I have heard (that) [from the mou]th of my father. (r 7) [From] Bel-ahhe-eriba.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 455. Occultation of Pleiades (RMA 241) [planetary]

(1) If the Pleiades come close to the top of the moon and stand there: the king will exercise world dominion, his land will expand. (4) If at the appearance of the moon the Pleiades stand at its side: the king will exercise world dominion; his land will submit to him. (7) If the Pleiades [enter the moon] and come o[ut] to the north: Akkad will become happy; the king of Akkad will become strong and have no rival. (r 5) From Bel-ahhe-eriba, son of Lâbaši-ilu.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 456. Comet and Evening Last of Jupiter (RMA 183) [planetary]

(1) If a comet becomes visible in the path of the stars of Anu: there will be a fall of Elam in battle. (3) If the sun rises in a cloudbank: 32 will become furious and raise his weapons. 32 means "king." (5) — Jupiter stood there one month over its period. (6) (If) Jupiter passes to the west: the land will dwell in quiet. (8) — Jupiter stood there one month over its period. (r 1) Marchesvan (VIII) is the month of the king my lord. (r 2) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (r 3) If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (r…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 457. New Moon on 29th Day (RMA 024) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon] becomes visible on the 29]th day: Adad will devastate. (2) [......] ... (3) [......] ... on the 29th the moon [beca]me visible. (4) [If the day is short compared to its normal leng]th: a reign of short days; [...] there will be unreliable speech, [bad] ways in the land. (7) [From the ... day] until the 30th day, until the month [......] the month of Elam. (9) [From Bel-le'i], descendant of Egibi, exorcist.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 458. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 083) [lunar]

(1) If the moon moves str[aight] in its proceeding: Enlil will ... to the land and will not be appeased. (4) — On the 13th day (the moon) was seen with the sun. (r 1) From Bel-le'i, descendant of Egibi, exorcist.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 459. Full Moon on 14th Day, Planet Sighted in Taurus [planetary, lunar]

(1) [If on the 14th day the moon] is seen together with the sun: reliable speech; the land will become happy; [the cattle of Akkad] will lie in the steppe undisturbed. (3) [If at the moon's appearance one horn] meets the other: the flood will come. — On the 14th day (the moon) was seen together with the sun. (4) [If ...] comes close to Taurus: the people of the land will not speak the truth; [......] ... will seize the land [......] will come; [......] will [...] in the king's palace; in the beginning of the year ... [......] year there will be drought in the land ...... (8) — [......]…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 460. Cancer in Lunar Halo (RMA 115F) [planetary]

(1) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, [and Cancer] stands in it: the king [of Akkad will extend the life]. (3) ... [......]. (Break) (r 1) Let [the king] my lord [......] let them give [......] a farmer [......] killed my brother [......] which the king my lord [......]. (r 6) From Bel-le'i, descendant of [Egibi].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 461. Venus in Taurus (RMA 243) [planetary]

(1) The Pleiades portends a boiling day; "boiling day" (means) [...]. — Venus sta[nds] in the Pleiades. (3) [If] Ištar wears a silver crown: a fl[ood] of dragonflies wi[ll come]. [A "flood] of dragonflies" is a mass[ive] flood. (5) — Venus stands in Taurus(!). (6) [...] massive rains wi[ll come] for the king my lord. (7) They should perform [th]at rainmaking [ritual] of Adad, and [they should also] perform all the 'hand-lifting' pr[ayers] that exist with [the ritual]. (r 1) "Seek the gate of Adad, bring upuntu-flour in front of him, let maṣhatu-flour come to him as an offering; may he rain dow…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 462. Mars in Cancer, not Retrograde (RMA 236) [planetary]

(1) [Ma]rs has entered Cancer, but it will not be regarded as an omen; it will not stand in it, it will not become stationary and not tarry; quickly it will move out. (r 1) From Bel-naṣir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 463. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 018) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (3) [If] the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (5) [If] the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (r 2) From Bel-naṣir. (r 3) Bel-epuš, a diviner from Babylon, is very sick. Let the king command a physician to go and see him.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 464. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 155B) [lunar]

(1) If on the 14th day the moon and [sun are seen together: there will be] reconciliation and peace [in the land]. (3) From Bel-naṣ[ir]. (4) As [I wrote] to the king my [lord, there is] now peace [in the land. There is] no observation of the moon until the [xth] day ......]. (8) The word [......] (10) (Break) (r 1) The moon [......]. (r 2) The king [lifted his] hands (in prayer), and [his] prayer [was heard by the god]. The moon and sun [have] since Nisan (I) [been seen together on the 14th day]. Now that the king my lord [...], (r 7) with [his] lifting of the hand [......] on this 14th day th…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 465. Full Moon on 15th Day (RMA 157C) [lunar]

(1) If the moon is seen wi[th the sun] on the 15th day [......] ...[......] (4) the land [......] ... [......] (r 2) as follows: "The 15[th] day [......] your gods [......]." (r 4) From Bel-na[ṣir].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 466. Moon in Scorpius (RMA 214) [planetary]

(1) If Scorpius comes close to the front of the moon and stands there: the reign of the king will become long; an enemy will attack, but his downfall will take place. (r 1) From Bel-naṣir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 467. (no title) (RMA 274P) [unclassifiable]

(1) Let them bring the equipment for the [lunar] eclipse (ritual) ... [...] ... the watch ... [...]. (4) From Bel-naṣir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 468. Thunder at Month’s End (RMA 253B) [weather]

(1) If [it rains] on the day of disappear[ance] of the moon: the harvest will be brought in, [and] business will be stable. (4) If Adad thunders on the day of disappearance of the moon: the irrigated field will prosper, business will be stable. (r 1) From Bel-naṣir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 469. Eclipse of the Moon, Occultation of Jupiter (RMA 235A) [eclipses]

(1) Mars [stood] 7 months in Gemini (2) [...] went [......] (Break) (8) [......] will pass it [...]; let the king [do] as he deems best. (10) [Already] three times I have writ[ten] to the king: "[It is ...] to say these words [...]." [I am] your servant who keeps in mind your good deeds and loves [you]. My heart burns [me] because of you. (r 1) [The sign is ...] and [has no] cancella[tion]; its evil will [no]t be cut off. (When) formerly the earth quak[ed], the enemy did not come and the land did not [...] (because) the sign [was nullified] by cancellation. (r 6) The eclipse of the moon which…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 470. (no title) (RMA 024A) [unclassifiable]

(1) If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: regularly [the harvest of the land will prosper]; the land will dwell as if in pastures near the city; the ki[ng will reach the highest rank]. (3) If its horns [......] crown [......] crown [......]. (r 1) [From] Bel-šuma-iškun.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 471. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 134) [lunar]

(1) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely: there will be truth in the land, and the son will speak the truth with his father. (4) — On the 14th day one god is seen with the other. (5) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. (7) I.e. on the 14th day each month one god will be seen with the other. (r 1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: the speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people; the cattle of Akkad will lie in th…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 472. New Moon on 30th Day [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible [in Tebet (X)] on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour Subartu; a foreigner will rule the Westland. (4) If the moon becomes visible on the 30th day: frost; there will be a rumor of an enemy. (6) Tebet (X) means Elam. May the king of all lands be everlasting! (8) [The l]ord of kings gave me orders in the city Kar-Mullissu as follows: "...[......] from [......]" — (r 3) the king did not [......] (r 4) to the king [......] (r 5) (Break) (r 7) [......] the bed [......] ... (r 10) [The king of all lands should] know. (r 11) [From Bel]-upahhir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 473. (no title) (RMA 277X) [unclassifiable]

(Too broken for translation; from Bel-ušallim)

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 474. Full Moon on 13th day (RMA 085A) [lunar]

(1) If the moon [is seen] at an inappropriate ti[me: business will diminish]. (2) — On the 13th day one god [is seen with the other]. (3) If on the 13th day the moon and sun [are seen together]: unreliable speech; the ways [of the land will not prosper]. (5) To [the king] of all lands, my lord, [your servant Bel-ušezib. May] Be[l, Nabû, and] Marduk [bless] the king [my lord. May they grant] life for dist[ant] days, [......] world rule, [......] happiness and joy [......]! (10) The king of all lands, my lord, [......] of 1 talent of gold [......]; the face of the king my lord [......]. (r 3)…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 475. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 277N + RMA 056A) [lunar]

(1) If the moon [becomes visible] on the 1st day: [......] a reign of [long days ......] (3) The feet of [......] (4) ...... [......] (5) [...] in the body of the king [...] (6) [...] the mood of [...] (7) [...] any [fes]tival in [...] (8) [...] the king [...] (9) [...] the Westland [...] (r 1) From Bel-[...].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 476. (no title) (RMA 252F) [unclassifiable]

(1) As to what the king my lord wrote to us: "Are you confident?" — we are [...] confident. (4) There are many [...] in it; it is not likely to rouse anger. (Break) (r 1) [May they grant it] to th[e king our lord and make you attain] your wishes. (r 3) From Marduk-šuma-uṣur and Ea-[...].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 477. Heliacal Rising of Mercury in Cancer (RMA 163) [planetary]

(1) [If] on the 15th day the moon and sun are seen together: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the land; the enemy will tear down my city gate. (4) If a planet becomes visible [in Ta]mmuz (IV): there will be deaths. (6) If Cancer is dark: the ghost of a wronged person will seize the land, and there will be deaths in the land. (r 2) From Nabû-ahhe-iddin.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 478. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 081D) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon] becomes visible [in Sivan (III)] on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour the [wealth] of the Westland. (4) [From] Nabû-ahhe-[iddin].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 479. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 121) [lunar]

(1) On the 13th day the moon and s[un] were se[en] together: unreliable speech; [there will be] unjust wa[ys in the land]. (5) If the moon is [...] in its course: business will [diminish]. (r 1) — On the 12th or 13th day [the moon] is seen with the sun. (r 3) From Nabû-ahhe-iddin.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 480. Full Moon on 14th Day, Scorpius in Lunar Halo (RMA 143) [planetary, lunar]

(1) [If] on the 14th day the moon and sun [are s]een together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably. (4) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding; the foundation of the king's throne will become stable. (7) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Scorpius stands in it: entu-priestesses will be made pregnant; men, variant: lions, will begin to rage and block the road. (r 2) From Nabû-ahhe-iddin.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 481. Full Moon on 15th Day (RMA 158A) [lunar]

(1) [If] on the 15th [day] the moon and sun [are seen to]gether: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the land; the enemy will tear down the city gate. (4) If the moon does not wait for the sun but sets: raging of lion and wolf. (6) From Nabû-ahhe-iddin of Dilbat.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 482. Cancer in Lunar Halo (RMA 113) [planetary]

(1) [If the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and two stars stand in the halo with the moon: a reign of long days. (4) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Cancer stands in it: the king of Akkad will ext[end] the life. (6) [From] Nabû-[ahhe]-i[ddin].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 484. Mars Near Moon (RMA 246F) [planetary]

(1) If a star stands in front of the moon to the left: the king will exercise complete dominion. (3) If Mars comes close to the front of the moon and stands there: the moon god will resettle a ruined land. (5) If a star stands to the left of the moon: the enemy's land will experience destruction. (r 1) From Nabû-eriba.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 485. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 081E) [lunar]

(1) If the moon [becomes visible on the 30th day]: fr[ost]; variant: [there will be] rum[or of an enemy]. (4) From Nabû-[...].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 486. Evening First of Mercury in Pleiades (RMA 226) [planetary]

(1) [Me]rcury became visible in the west [wit]h the Pleiades. It will keep getting higher [...] into the Old Man: rain and flood. (6) [If] the star of Marduk [becomes visible in] the beginning of the ye[ar]: in this [ye]ar his furrow will pro[sper]. (8) From Nadinu.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 487. Eclipse of the Moon (RMA 274F) [eclipses]

(1) I wrote [to the k]ing my lord [as follows: "The moon] will make an eclipse." [Now] it will not pass by, it will occur. There is well-being for the king my lord in the occurrence of this eclipse: Iyyar (II) means Elam, the 14th day means Elam, the morning watch means [Elam]. Month, [day, watch, all of them] refer to E[lam. That it set] darkly refers to the ending of the dynasty of the West[land]. The West[land] is affected together with Elam; the dynasty of the Westland is ended. (7) From Nadinu.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 488. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 144D) [lunar]

(1) On this day, the 14th day, the moon and sun looked at each other. This is its interpretation: (4) If on the 14th day the moon and sun (Break) (r 1) [If the moon and sun] are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. (r 3) I.e., (the moon) was seen on the 14(!)th day with the sun. (r 4) From Nadinu.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 489. Jupiter Near Regulus (RMA 145) [planetary]

(1) If the moon and sun are in opposition: there will be truth in the land; the son will speak the truth with his father. (5) If the moon and sun are in balance: [the king of the land will wi]den his understanding. (7) — The moon and sun will be seen together on the 14th day. (r 1) If Jupiter has awesome radiance: the weapons of the king of Akkad will prevail over the weapons of his enemy. — Regulus stands either to the right or to the left of Jupiter. (r 6) Now it stands to the left of Jupiter for three fingers. (r 9) From Rimutu.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 490. Earthquake (RMA 265C) [weather]

(1) [If the earth] quakes in Tishri (VII): [the harvest of the land] will prosper; there will be hostilities. (3) [If there is an earth]quake: [there will be] hostility in the land. [— The earth ...] quaked. (5) [...] of the 11th day [......] ... [......] ... [......]. (r 1) There is [......] (r 2) I will speak [......] of [......] (r 5) let him [......] (r 6) twice I shall write to the ki[ng ......]. (r 8) [From] Rimutu.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 491. Conjunction of Mars and Saturn (RMA 167) [planetary]

(1) If on the 16th day the moon and sun are seen together: one king will send (messages of) evil to another; the king will be shut up in his palace for the length of a month; the step of the enemy will be set towards his land; the enemy will march around victoriously. (5) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Mars stands in it: loss of ca[ttle; the cu]ltivated fields and dates will not prosper; [variant: the Westl]and will diminish. (8) [If ditto, and the sun] stands [in it]: there will be truth in the land, and [the son] will speak [the truth with his father]. (r 1) [If a planet] reaches…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 492. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 002) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon] becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (3) If the day reaches its normal length: the days of the reign will become long. (r 1) From Šapiku of [Borsippa].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 493. Full Moon on 14th Day, Earthquake (RMA 265A) [lunar, weather]

(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are se[en] together: speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the gods will rememb[er] Akkad favorably; joy among the troops; the king will become happy; the cattle of Akkad [will lie] in the st[eppe] undisturbed. (6) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, (and) one horn [meets the other]: there will be truth in the land, the son [will speak] the truth with his father. (r 1) If the earth [quakes] all d[ay]: dispersal [of the land]. (r 3) If the earth quak[es] in Tammuz (IV): the ruler will be humili[ated] in the l…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 494. Cancer and Regulus in Lunar Halo (RMA 117) [planetary]

(1) If the moon is surrounded by a sheepfold: that land will expand; dispersed people will gather. (3) If it is surrounded, and Cancer stands in it: the king of Akkad will extend the life. (5) If Regulus stands in it: women will give birth to male children. (7) If the moon is surrounded by a sheepfold and lingers on: giving of the reign to the king. (9) I.e., it is surrounded by a large halo. It stood there for much of the night and did not dissolve. (r 3) From Šapiku of Borsippa.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 495. Earthquake (RMA 266A) [weather]

(1) [If in Shebat (XI)] there is an earthquake: [the furrow] will bring its [yiel]d, variant: will reduce (it); there will be [campai]gns of the enemy. (4) [If in Shebat (XI) the earth] quakes: the enemy will take up residence in the ruler's palace; [the ruler] will be humiliated [in the land] of his enemy. (6) [If the earth] quakes at night: worry for the land, [variant: abando]ning of the land. (r 1) An earthquake portends revolution. (r 2) [...] this [sig]n indicates attack of the enemy. Let [the king my lord] strengthen the guard everywhere (lit. right and left) where [...] is present. [Ma…

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