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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 505. Mercury in Aries (RMA 044) [planetary]
(1) [If the moon] becomes visible [on the 1st day: reliable speech]; the land will become happy. (3) [If the day] reaches its normal length: [a reign] of long days. (5) [If the moon's] horns at its appearance are very pointed: the king will knock down wherever he wants to subdue. (7) [If the m]oon's horns at its appearance are equal: for the land, peaceful dwelling. (r 1) [If the moon at] its [appe]arance wears a crown: the harvest of the land will prosper; [the king] will reach the highest rank. (r 3) [If the moon] becomes visible in Nisan (I) on the 1st day: the north [win]d will blow; the…
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