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(1) [If J]upiter becomes visible in Iyyar (II): [the land wil]l eat abundant food. (3) [If J]upiter becomes visible in the p[ath of the Anu stars: the flo]od will come, and the harvest of the land will prosper. (5) [If J]upiter is red at its appearance: there will be [abun]dance in Akkad. (7) [If] Marduk reaches the Pleiades: there will be [...] ... (r 1) [From A]šaredu the older, [servant] of the king.
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(1) If the moon in Adar (XII) on the 14th or the 15th day is not seen together with the sun: destruction of Ur. (3) If the moon becomes late at an inappropriate time and does not become visible: attack of a ruling city; years of ... [...]. (5) If on the 16th day the moon and sun [are seen] together: the king of Subartu [will have no] rival. (This is) from a [.....] tablet. (8) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and [Mars stands in it]: loss of cattle; in all lands [cultivated fields and] dates will not prosper [......] ... [......]. (Break) (r 1) [If a strange star] comes close to a planet:…
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