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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8
SAA 08 371. Mercury Sighted in Scorpius (RMA 151) [planetary]
(1) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. — On the 14th day each month one god will be seen with the other. (4) In Tishri (VII), Marchesvan (VIII), and Kislev (IX), three months in a row, (the moon and sun) were seen for good fortune and length of days of the king my lord. (7) If the moon's horns at its appearance are very dark: disbanding of the fortified outposts, retiring of the guards; there will be reconciliation and peace in the land. — On the 14th day one god is seen with the other. (11) If the moon is seen on the 14th day: good for…
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