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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 104. Eclipse of the Sun in the Morning (RMA 277R) [eclipses]
(1) On the 28th day, at 2 1/2 'double-hou[rs' of the day ......] (2) in the west [......] (3) it also cover[ed ......] (4) 2 fingers towards [.....] (5) it made [an eclipse], the east wind [......] (6) the north wind ble[w. This is its interpretation]: (7) If the day [becomes covered] with clouds on the north side: [famine for the king of Elam]. (8) If the day be[comes covered] with clouds on the south side: [famine for the king of Akkad]. (9) If the day is dark and r[ides] the north wind: [devouring by Nergal; herds will diminish]. (10) If [there is an eclip]se in Nisan (I) on the 28th day:…
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