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(1) If Mars becomes visible in Elul (VI): the harvest of the land will prosper; the land will become happy. (4) If the red planet [becomes visible]: plenty for the people. (r 1) — Mars at its appearance carries radiance. (r 3) From Nabû-iqbi.
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(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: [cons]tantly 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. (r 3) From Nabû-iqbi of Cutha.