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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 268. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 137) [lunar]
(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; joy will be set up among the troops. (4) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land [will wid]en his understanding. (5) If the moon and sun are in balance: the land will become stable; reliable [speec]h will be placed in the mouth of people; [the king] of the land will make the throne last long. (r 1) If at the [moon's] appearance the south wind rises: downfall of the Westland. (r 3) If a cloudbank lies at the left of the sun and burns…
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