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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 rememb]er Akkad [favorably]; the cattle [of Akkad] will lie [in the steppe undisturbed]. (Rest destroyed)
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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 remember Akkad fa[vorably]; the cattle [of Akkad] will lie in the steppe undisturbed; [there will be] joy among people; the king will become happy. (r 1) If the moon and sun are in opposit[ion]: the king of the land will wi[den] his understanding; the foundation of the king's throne will [become stable]. (r 4) If the moon and sun are in balance: reliable speech [will be placed] in the mouth of people. (r 7) From Nabû-[...].