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(1) [If on the 14th day the moon and sun are see]n [together: reliable speech]; the land will become [ha]ppy; [the gods] will remember [Akkad favorably; joy among the troops]; the king will become happy; [the cattle of Akkad] will lie [in the steppe undis]turbed. (6) [If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, one horn] meets the other: [there will be truth in the land, and the son] will speak the truth with his [father ......] will be made entirely. (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 […
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(1) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king [of the land] will widen [his understanding]. (3) If the moon [and sun are in bal]ance: [the land will become stable]; reliable [speech] will be placed [in the mouth of people; the king of the land will make his throne] last long. (7) If [the moon and sun] are seen together [on the 14th day: reliable] sp[eech; the land will become] happy; 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 5) From Nabû-mušeṣi.
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