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(1) If on the 15th day the moon and sun [are seen] together: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the land; the enemy will tear down the gate of my city. (4) If the moon does not wait for the sun but sets: raging of lions and wolves. (r 1) Sivan (III) means the Westland; the 15th day means the Westland. (r 3) From [B]amaya.
Religion & MythAstronomy & Mathematics
(1) Venus became visible in the west in the path of the Enlil stars. This is its interpretation: (3) If Venus becomes visible in Sivan (III): fall of the enemy. (4) If Venus becomes visible in the path of the Enlil stars: the king of Akkad will have no rival. (6) Until the 5th or 6th day she will reach Cancer. This is its interpretation: (r 1) [If] the Goat star comes close to Cancer: there will be reconciliation and peace in the land; the gods will have mercy on the land; empty storage bins will become full; the harvest of the land will prosper; there will be recoveries from illness in the…
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