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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 101. Mars in Cancer, not Stationary (RMA 235) [planetary]
(1) Mars has reac[hed] Cancer and entered it. I kept wat[ch]: it did not become stationary, it did not stop; it tou[ched] the lower part (of Cancer) and goes on. (4) (Its) going out (of Cancer) remains to be s[een]. When it will have gone out I shall [send] its interpretation to the king my lord. (6) Maybe someone will wr[ite] to the king my lord as follows: "If a strange star (i.e. Mars) comes close to Cancer: the ruler will [die]." If it had become stationary (and) stopped, that [would have been evil-boding]; this is bad for Akkad. (10) Maybe someone will w[rite] to the king my lord as…
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