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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 293. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 155) [lunar]
(1) [If the m]oon and sun are in opposition: [the king] of the land will widen his und[erstanding]; the foundation of the king's throne will become stable. (3) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: the speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the king will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. (8) If the moon is seen on the 14th day: good for Akkad, bad for Elam and the Westland. (r 1) The king my lord must not say as follows: "(There were)…
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