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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 079. Ominous Sunrise (ABL 0405) [from astrologers]
(1) [To the king], my [lord]: [your servant Nabû-ahhe]-eriba. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Concerning the sunrise about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, it is said (in the tablets) as follows: (9) If the glow of the day is like smoke, Adad will cause destruction in the springtime. (12) If the day is gloomy and rides the north wind: devouring by Nergal, the cattle will diminish. (15) The day (means) the sun. (16) Tomorrow we shall not see the sun when it sets: it will set amidst a reddish glow. (r 2) Dust storms whirled. (r 4) (That is…
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