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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 251. Predicting an Eclipse of the Moon in Elul (RMA 030) [eclipses]
(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: the king will reach the highest rank. (5) If at the moon's appearance its right horn becomes long, its left horn short: the king will conquer a land not his own. (8) If the moon at its appearance is very large: there will be an eclipse. (r 1) If the moon at its appearance becomes very bright: the harvest of the land will prosper. (r 3) The day reached its normal length: a reign of long days. — (The moon) will complete the 30th day. (r 6) In Elul (VI) the…
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