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(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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(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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