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(Beginning lost) (2) [... did not ap]pear, and the day [...]. (3) [Last year], it became visible on the 22nd of Iyyar (II) in the constellation [Perseus]; it disappeared in Nisan (I) of the [present] year, on the 29th day. (5) Jupiter [may remain invisible] from 20 to 30 days; now it kept itself back from the sky for 35 days. It appeared on the 6th of Sivan (III) in the area of Orion, exceeding its term by 5 days. The relevant interpretation is as follows: (10) If Jupiter appears in Sivan: destruction of the land will be brought about, barley will become expensive. (12) If Jupiter approaches…
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Mar-Issar. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May the great gods bestow long days, well-being and joy upon the king, my lord! (7) On the 27th day the moon stood there; on the 28th, 29th and 30th we kept watch for the eclipse of the sun, (but) he let it pass by and was not eclipsed. On the 1st the moon was seen (again); the (first) day of Tammuz (IV) is (thus) fixed. (14) Concerning Jupiter about which I previously wrote to the king, my lord: "It has appeared in the path of the Anu stars, in the area of Orion."…
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