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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 304. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 025) [lunar]
(1) [If] the moon becomes visible in [Ni]san (I) on the 30th day: [...] will devour the We[stla]nd. (3) [If the moon's] horns at its appearance are very dark: [disbanding of the fortified] outposts, [retiring of the guards]; there will be reconciliation [and pea]ce in the land. (r 1) Gi means "to be dark," gi means "to be well," gi means "to be stable." Its horns are stable. (r 5) (It is) bad for the Westland, and good for the king my lord. (r 7) From Zakir.
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