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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 357. Venus Sighted in Pisces (RMA 211) [planetary]
(1) [If Ve]nus becomes visible in Shebat (XI): [the harvest] of the land will prosper. (3) If the Worm star is very massive: there will be mercy and peace in the land. (5) — Venus stands inside of Anunitu. (6) If Venus becomes visible inside the Field star: there will be rains from the sky and floods from the springs; the harvest of the Westland will prosper; abandoned pastures will be resettled. (r 3) If Venus kee[ps] a stable position: the days of the ruler will be long; there will be truth in the land. (r 6) From Aplaya of Borsippa.
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