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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 429. Cancer and Planets in Lunar Halo (RMA 112B) [planetary]
(1) [If the moon] if surrounded by a halo, [and C]ancer stands in it: the [king] of Akkad will extend the life. (4) [If the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and two stars [stand in the halo] with the moon: [a reign] of long days. (7) — Planets stand in the halo [of the moon]. (r 1) [Aššur, Šamaš], and [Marduk] have gra[nted happiness] forever (and) [long] days to the king my lord. (r 4) [From] Nabû-iqbi.
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