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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 274. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 146) [lunar]
(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people. (5) If the moon and sun are in balance: the land will become stable; reliable speech will be placed in the mouth of people; the king of the world will make the throne last long. (8) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. (r 1) [If] Mercury dis[appears] in the west: when it appears, it will rain; when it disappears, it will rain. (r 3) Mars carried radiance. The red plane…
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