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(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are se[en] together: speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the gods will rememb[er] Akkad favorably; joy among the troops; the king will become happy; the cattle of Akkad [will lie] in the st[eppe] undisturbed. (6) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, (and) one horn [meets the other]: there will be truth in the land, the son [will speak] the truth with his father. (r 1) If the earth [quakes] all d[ay]: dispersal [of the land]. (r 3) If the earth quak[es] in Tammuz (IV): the ruler will be humili[ated] in the l…
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(1) If the moon is surrounded by a sheepfold: that land will expand; dispersed people will gather. (3) If it is surrounded, and Cancer stands in it: the king of Akkad will extend the life. (5) If Regulus stands in it: women will give birth to male children. (7) If the moon is surrounded by a sheepfold and lingers on: giving of the reign to the king. (9) I.e., it is surrounded by a large halo. It stood there for much of the night and did not dissolve. (r 3) From Šapiku of Borsippa.
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