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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 172. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 127) [lunar]
(1) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, (and) one horn meets the other: there will be truth in the land, and the son will speak the truth with his father; universal peace. (4) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech; happiness; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; joy among the troops; the king will become happy; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. (r 1) If the moon and sun are in balance: the land will become stable; reliable speech will be placed in the mouth of people; the king will make his throne last long. (r 4) If the…
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