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(1) If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: regularly [the harvest of the land will prosper]; the land will dwell as if in pastures near the city; the ki[ng will reach the highest rank]. (3) If its horns [......] crown [......] crown [......]. (r 1) [From] Bel-šuma-iškun.
Religion & MythAstronomy & Mathematics
(1) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely: there will be truth in the land, and the son will speak the truth with his father. (4) — On the 14th day one god is seen with the other. (5) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. (7) I.e. on the 14th day each month one god will be seen with the other. (r 1) 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 gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people; the cattle of Akkad will lie in th…