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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 384. Eclipse of the Sun (RMA 269) [eclipses]
(1) [If the day] on the west [side] becomes covered with clouds: it shows famine for the king of the West. (3) [If an eclipse] is red [on the west side] and rides the south wind: locusts will attack. (4) [If] the sun is eclipsed in Iyyar (II) on the 28th day: the days of the king will be long; the land will enjoy abundant business. (6) If the sun becomes eclipsed in Iyyar (II): the land will eat plentiful food; the days of the king will be long. (7) If the sun at its rising is like a crescent and wears a crown like the moon: the king will capture his enemy's land; evil will leave the land,…
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