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(1) If on the 14th day the moon and su[n] are seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will re[memb]er Akkad favorably; (4) the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed; joy among the troops; the king will become happy. (r 1) [If the moon and sun are in o]pposition: there will be a truth in the land, and the son will speak the truth with his father. (r 3) If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (r 5) From Adad-šumu-uṣur.
Religion & MythAstronomy & Mathematics
(1) [If the moon and sun are in opp]osition: [the king of the land] will widen his [understanding. — On the 14th day the moon] is seen with the sun. (4) [If the moon and sun] are in balance: [the land wi]ll become stable; reliable speech will be placed in the mouth of people; the king of the land will make the throne last long. (r 1) — [On the 14th day] the moon is seen with the sun. (r 2) [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; there will be [joy] among people. (r 6) [From Adad-šum]u-uṣur…
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