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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 351. Occultation of Pleiades (RMA 242) [planetary]
(1) If the Pleiades [enter the moon]: the land will perish all together; a month will pass, the enemy [...] Elam. (4) If the Pleiades enter the moon [and] come out towards the north: Akkad will become happy; the king of Akkad will become strong and will have no rival. (8) — The north wind blows. (9) Since the moon entered the Pleiades, the north wind is blowing. The morning watch (means) Elam; this is bad for the enemy. (r 4) If the Pleiades are elongated: the field will produce a yield. (r 6) — At the conjunction of the moon [(the Pleiades) go in front]. (r 7) May the lord of kings be eve[rla…
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