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(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun [are seen together]: reliable speech; the land will become [happy; the gods] will reme[mber Akkad] favorably; the king will become happy; the catt[le of Akkad will lie] in the steppe undisturbed. (6) If the moon reaches the sun [and follows it closely], and one horn meets the other: [there will be truth in the land], and the son [will speak] the truth with his father. (r 1) If the moon and sun are in balance: the land wi[ll become stable]; reliable speech [will be placed] in the mouth of people; the king of the land will make the throne last [long]. (r…
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(1) [If on the 14th day the moon a]nd sun are seen together: [reliable speech]; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad [favorably]; the cattle of Akkad will lie [in the st]eppe [undisturbed; the harvest-time grass will last until] winter, [......]. (Break) (r 1) [If the moon and sun are in ba]lance: reliable speech will be placed [in the mouth of people]; the foundation of the king's throne will become stable. (r 3) [If the moon and sun are] in opposition: [the king of the land] will widen his [under]standing; there will be truth [in the land]. (r 6) [From] Nabû-iqbi.
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