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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 331. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 032) [lunar]
(1) [If the moon at its appearance] wears a crown: [the harvest of the land] will prosper; the land will dwell as if in pastures near the city; the king will reach the highest rank. (4) [If the moon's] horns at its appearance are pointed: the king will strike d[own] the land of his enemy. (r 1) If the moon [becomes visible] in Tammuz (IV) on the 30th day: dispersal of all lands. (r 3) The king should not make war against evil. (r 4) (The moon) wears a crown, is red, and its horns are short: good for the king. (r 6) [From Aša]redu the older, [servant of] the king.
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