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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 198. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 155A) [lunar]
(1) [If on the 14th day the moon and] sun [are seen] toget[her: reliable speech]; the land will become [happy; the gods] will remember Akkad favorab[ly; joy] among the troops; the king will become happy; the c[attl]e of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. (8) If the moon and sun are in balance: the land will become stable; reli[able] speech will be placed in the mouth of people; the king of the land will make the throne last long. (r 1) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land wi[ll widen] his understanding. (r 3) From the day [...] (r 4) day [......] (r 5) night [....…
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