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(1) [If] on the 14th day [the moon and sun are seen together]: reliable speech; the land will become happy; [the gods] will remember [Akkad] favorably; [the cattle of Akkad] will lie in the steppe undisturbed; there will be joy among the people; [the king will become] happy. (6) If the moon reaches the sun and [follows it closely], and one horn meets the other: there will be truth in the land, and the son [will speak] the truth with his father. (r 1) If the moon and sun are in balance: [reliable] speech will be placed in the mouth of people; the foundation of the king's t[hrone will become sta…
