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(1) This night, the moon was surrounded by a halo, [and] Jupiter and Scorpius [stood] in [it]. (3) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Sagmegar (Jupiter) stands in it: the king of Akkad will be shut up. (5) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Nēberu stands in it: fall of cattle and wild animals. (7) The star of Marduk at its appearance is (called) Šulpa'e; when it rises 1 'double-hour' it is (called) Sagmegar; when it stands in the middle of the sky, it is (called) Nēberu. (r 2) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Scorpius stands in it: entu-priestesses will be made pregnant;…
