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(1) [If] the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (3) If the moon [......]. (6) If (the moon) [stands] in a stable position: waiting for [rain]. (8) If its horns look at the ground: the flood will come. (r 1) Bel and Nabû [will revive] the heart of the king my lord; the king [my] lord can be [glad]. In month [...] it will rain in torrents. (r 6) From Šumaya.
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(1) If the moon does not wait for the sun but sets: raging of lion and wolf. — On the 15th day it is seen with the sun. (4) In Nisan (I) (the moon) will complete the day; on the 14th day the moon will be seen with the sun. (6) Concerning the writing boards and tablets [of Enuma Anu En]lil [......] ... [...... about which] I spoke to the king in Ur, let the king be informed. (r 4) From Šumaya, astrologer of the new company.
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