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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 258. Mercury Near New Moon (RMA 039) [planetary]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (3) If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king [will reach] the highest rank. (4) If its horns are equally clear: enemy kings will be reconci[led].96) — It will be seen together with the sun. (7) [...] at the appearance [......] will become long [...]. (r 1) Well-being will come down on the land. The moon-god will smite the enemy. (r 3) — Mercury stands in ... of the moon. (r 5) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 259. Mercury Visible at New Moon (RMA 022A) [planetary]

(1) [If the moon] becomes visible [on the 1st day: speech] will become reliable; the land will become happy. (4) [If ...] originates in the lower part of the appearing moon: [...] a throne of quiet; [the king's] reign will become stable; [...] will order much [business]. (r 3) [— Merc]ury is seen at the appearance of the moon. (r 6) [From] Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 260. New Moon (RMA 047A) [lunar]

(1) [......] will devour. (4) [If the moon at its appearance] wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (6) [If the moon] wears [a crown of a dark day: the moon god] will smite [the enemy. A dark day means] a cloudy [day]. (r 2) [If at the moon's appearance] its right horn becomes long, and its left [horn] short: [the king] will conquer a land not his own. (r 6) [From Nergal-eṭ]ir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 261. New Moon (RMA 052A) [lunar]

(1) [...] moon [and] sun [......]. (3) (Break) (6) [...] the 5th [day] is favorable [...]. (7) In Sivan (III) on the 28th day the moon will stand there [and] will not disappear. (r 2) The moon will comp[lete] the day [...... normal] length on the day [...] ... (r 5) [...] will reach the Westland. (r 6) [From] Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 262. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 081K) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon] becomes visible [in Iyyar (II) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû] will devour [the wealth] of the Westland. (4) [If the moon] stands in a stable position: [waiti]ng for rain. (6) [......] makes ... [......] is incised [......] will speak. (r 2) [......] ... (Break) (r 3) [From Nergal]-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 263. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 069) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible in Sivan (III) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour the wealth of the Westland. (3) If the moon is red at its appearance: the land will see plenty; the land will enjoy abundant business. (5) If the moon is red at its appearance, and its left horn is blunt, its right horn pointed: you will drive back the enemy land; Adad will devastate. (r 1) If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (r 3) If the moon at its appearance becomes very bright: the harvest of the land will prosper. (r 5) In Sivan (III) on the 14th day the mo…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 264. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 078) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible in Tebet (X) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour Subartu; a foreigner will rule the Westland. (r 1) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 265. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 079) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon] becomes visible in Tebet (X) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will devour Subartu; a foreigner will rule the Westland. (5) [If] the moon's horns at its appearance are [sh]ort and not [bl]unt: there will be a good word in the land. (r 2) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 266. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 123) [lunar]

(1) [If on the 13th day] the moon and sun are seen together: [un]reliable speech; the way of the land will not be straight; there will be footsteps of the enemy; the enemy will take away (booty) in the land. (4) [If in Elu]l (VI) the north wind blows continually: prosperity will come equally for rikibtu trees; the Igigi gods are reconciled with the land; the land will see plenty. (7) "rikibtu trees" (means) all kinds of garden fruits. (8) This year dates and wine will prosper. (r 1) In Tishri (VII) the moon will become visible on the 30th day. (r 2) From this day until Elul (VI) of next year…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 267. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 115D) [lunar]

(1) [If on the 13th day the moon and sun are seen together: unreliable] speech; [there will be bad] ways in the [land]; the enemy [will plunder in the land]. (r 1) If the moon is surrounded by a black halo: the month holds rain; [clouds] will be gathered. (r 4) The moon will become visi[ble] in Adar (XII) on the 30th day. (r 5) The moon will become visible in Nisan (I) on the 30th day. (r 6) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 268. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 137) [lunar]

(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; joy will be set up among the troops. (4) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land [will wid]en his understanding. (5) If the moon and sun are in balance: the land will become stable; reliable [speec]h will be placed in the mouth of people; [the king] of the land will make the throne last long. (r 1) If at the [moon's] appearance the south wind rises: downfall of the Westland. (r 3) If a cloudbank lies at the left of the sun and burns…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 269. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 146A) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon] and sun are in opposition: [the ki]ng of the land wi[ll wid]en his understanding. (3) [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 of the land] will make [the throne] last long. [......] ... [......]. (r 1) [......] ... [...] will give advice; the harvest of the land will prosper; the land will see plenty. (r 4) On the 20th day of Iyyar (II) let him kill a snake: he will reach the highest rank. (r 6) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 270. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 136T) [lunar]

(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 ba]lance: [the land will become stable]; reliable [speec]h will be placed [in the mouth of people; the king of the land] will make [the thro]ne last long. (7) [If on the 14th day the moon and s]un are seen together: [reliable speech; the land] will become happy; [the gods] will remember [Akkad favorably]; there will be [joy among people]. (r 4) [......] land [......] will raise his [...]. (r 6) [From Nergal-e]ṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 271. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 154) [lunar]

(1) On the 1st day I wrote to the king as follows: On the 14th day the moon will be seen together with the sun. (Now), on the 14th day the moon and sun were seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. (7) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, and one horn meets the other: there will be truth in the land; the son will speak the truth with his father.— On the 14th day the moon is seen together with the sun. (r 4) If the moon and sun are in…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 272. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 149) [lunar]

(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 balance: the land will become stable; reli[able speech] will be placed in the mouth of people; [the king] will make [the thro]ne last long. (6) [......] ... [......] Elul (VI) [......] in intercalary Elul (VI) [......] let it be additional. (r 4) Let [...] write to [...]ra-ilu, and let him do [...] in intercalary Elul (VI). (r 6) [From] Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 273. Pleiades in Lunar Halo on Full Moon Day (RMA 144A) [planetary]

(1) If on the 14th day the moon and [sun are seen together]: reliable speech; the land will become happy; [the gods] will remember [Akkad] favorably [......]. (4) If the moon and sun are in oppos[ition]: the king of the land will wi[den his under]standing. (6) — On the 14th day [it is seen] with the sun. (r 1) [If the moon] on the 14th day [is surrounded] by a halo [...]: the land will dwell in quiet. (r 3) If the moon [is surrounded] by a halo, and the Pleiades [stand in it]: in this year [women] will [give birth] to male children; variant: the king's land will rebel against him; dimi[nution…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 274. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 146) [lunar]

(1) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: reliable speech; the land will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people. (5) 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 of the world will make the throne last long. (8) If the moon and sun are in opposition: the king of the land will widen his understanding. (r 1) [If] Mercury dis[appears] in the west: when it appears, it will rain; when it disappears, it will rain. (r 3) Mars carried radiance. The red plane…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 275. Full Moon on 15th Day [lunar]

(1) If on the 15th day the moon and sun are seen together: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the land, and [he will tear] down my city gate. (5) — The 15th day (means) the Westland and [...]. (6) [If in] Iyyar (II) the Pleiades, [the Seven], the great [gods, rise] at [their] appropriate time: the great gods will gather and make a favorable [decision about the land]; sweet [winds] will blow. (r 4) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 276. Full Moon on 15th Day (RMA 157B) [lunar]

(1) [If on the 15th day] the moon and sun are seen [together]: a strong [enemy will raise] his weapons; the enemy will tear down [my city gate]. (6) [The 15th day] means the Westland. (r 1) [From] Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 277. Jupiter in Lunar Halo (RMA 092) [planetary]

(1) [If the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and Jupiter stands in it: the king of Akkad will be shut up. (4) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 278. Regulus in Lunar Halo (RMA 097) [planetary]

(1) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Regulus stands in it: in that year women will gi[ve birth] to male children. (r 1) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 279. Eclipse of the Moon (RMA 274Q) [eclipses]

(1) The night of the 13th day there was no observation; let the son of the king sleep. (3) The n[ight] of the 14th day there was no observation; let the son of the king sleep. (5) The ni[ght of] the 15th day there was no observation; let the son of the king sleep. (7) The night of the 16th day, a great observation: the moon made an [ecli]pse; this eclipse of the moon [......] and (Break) (r 8) [From] Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 280. Eclipse of the Sun (RMA 181A) [eclipses]

(1) If the sun rises and [its] radiance [is fallen]: weapon [......]. (3) If the sun rises and its left side [...] not [......]. (Break) (r 1) For the king, well-being; for [..., ...]. (r 2) [I have written] the (interpretation of the) eclipse, decision for [......], on a (separate) writing-boa[rd]. (r 4) From Nergal-[eṭir].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 281. Sighting of Mercury (RMA 216C) [planetary]

(1) [M]ercury became visible. (3) If a planet becomes visible within a month: flood and rain. (5) [If a pl]anet is red brown: [plent]y for the people. (r 1) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 282. Venus Near Pleiades (RMA 243B) [planetary]

(1) If in month M[archesvan (VIII) ......] people [......]. (3) If a cl[oud] confronts the sun at its rising: plenty (for) all lands. (r 1) If at the beginning of the year the Pleiades stand on the left of Venus: the enemy, variant: a flood will disrupt the harvest. (r 4) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 283. Regulus Near Moon (RMA 199) [planetary]

(1) A sign which is unfavorable for the king is favorable for the land; a sign which is favorable for the land is unfav[orable] for the king. (3) The king will say, "From what shall I see (that)?" (4) If Regulus comes close to the front of the moon and stands there: the days of the ruler will come to an end; a confusing word will be solved in the land; for the land, favorable. (6) If Regulus [comes close] to the top of the moon and stands there: the king will live for many days; the land will not pros[per] [...] bad. (8) ...... [......] ... (Break) (r.e. 1) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 284. (no title) (RMA 277K) [unclassifiable]

(1) If Nergal(-statue)s with [......]. (2) The Panther (is) Nergal of [......] ... and becomes visible [......]. (4) [......] ... of Elam [......]. (5) [......] Nergal [......] daughter [......] ... [...]. (8) [......] ... [......]. (Break) (r 1) [...] ...... (r 2) [If] a fog rolls in Kislev (IX): severity of cold spells. (r 4) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 285. (no title) (RMA 252C) [unclassifiable]

(1) [......] ... plenty for the people [......] plenty for the people [......] ...... [......] ... (Break) (r 1) [...] as long as he lives [......] will not become clean [...] I shall not ... [......] I shall speak to the king. (r 5) [From] Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 287. Birth Omen (RMA 277) [terrestrial]

(1) If an anomaly has 8 feet and 2 tails: the ruler will seize the kingship of the world. (5) That archer — his name is Tamdanu — says as follows: "When a sow of mine gave birth, (the young) had 8 feet and 2 tails. I pickled it in salt and put it into the house." (r 4) From Nergal-eṭir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 288. Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars (RMA 195) [planetary]

(1) If Jupiter stands in front of Mars: there will be barley; animals will fall, variant: a large army will fall. (3) If Jupiter and the False Star meet: a god will devour, variant: the gods will deliberate about the land. "They will deliberate": To deliberate (is) to consult one another. (6) If Mars comes close to Jupiter: there will be a severe miqtu-disease in the land. (8) If the risings of Jupiter and of a(nother) planet are equal: evil will happen to all lands. (r 1) If the red planet and the big star come close: fall of cattle. The red planet is Mars, the big star is Jupiter. (r 4) —…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 289. Morning First of Jupiter in Leo (RMA 189) [planetary]

(1) If Jupiter becomes visible in Elul (VI): the land will eat good bread. (3) If the stars of Leo ...: [the king] will be victorious [wherev]er he goes. (6) [Ju]piter [stands in L]eo. (r 2) [From Na]bû-iqiša of Borsippa.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 290. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 011) [lunar]

(1) If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (3) — The 30th day completes the measure of the month. (4) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; [the land] will become happy. (6) If the moon at its appearance [wears a crown]: constantly the harvest of the land will prosper; [the land will dwell] as if in pastures near the city; the king [will re]ach the highest rank. (r 2) This is good for the king my lord. (r 3) From Nabû-iqiša of Borsippa.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 291. New Moon on 1st Day (RMA 005) [lunar]

(1) [If the day] reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (3) — The 30th day com[pletes] the measure of the month. (4) [If] the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (6) [From] Nabû-iqiša of [Borsippa].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 292. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 064) [lunar]

(1) If the moon becomes visible in Iyyar (II) on the 30th day: the Ahlamû will dev[our] the wealth of the Westland. (4) From Nabû-iqiša of Bo[rsippa].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 293. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 155) [lunar]

(1) [If the m]oon and sun are in opposition: [the king] of the land will widen his und[erstanding]; the foundation of the king's throne will become stable. (3) If on the 14th day the moon and sun are seen together: the speech of the land will become reliable; the land will become happy; the king will become happy; the gods will remember Akkad favorably; there will be joy among people; the cattle of Akkad will lie in the steppe undisturbed. (8) If the moon is seen on the 14th day: good for Akkad, bad for Elam and the Westland. (r 1) The king my lord must not say as follows: "(There were)…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 294. Full Moon on 14th Day (RMA 150) [lunar]

(1) If the moon reaches the sun and follows it closely, and one horn me[ets] the other: there will be truth in the land, and the son will spe[ak] the truth with his father. — On the 14th day the moon and sun will be seen with each other. (7) If the moon and sun are in opposi[tion]: the king of the land wil[l widen] his understanding; the foundation of the king's throne will becom[e stable]. — On the 14th day one god will be seen with the other. (r 3) At the beginning of the year an eclipse was seen ......; on the 14th day (the moon) wa[s seen] with the sun. This is good for the king my lord. (…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 295. Full Moon on 15th Day (RMA 153) [lunar]

(1) If the moon does not wait for the sun [but sets]: raging of lion[s and wolves]. (3) I.e., on the 14th day one god is not [seen] with the other. (4) If at the appearance of the moon one horn pa[sses] the other: hostility will take place. (6) I.e., on the 14th day one god is not se[en] with the other. (7) If the moon is fast in its course: business will diminish. — On the 15th day it will be seen with the sun. (r 1) This night a halo surrounded the moon, Virgo and the Frond star stood in it. (r 3) If the moon is surrounded by a halo and the Bow star stands in it: men will rage, and…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 296. Moon Near Pleiades (RMA 240) [lunar]

(1) If the Pleiades come close to the top of the moon and stand there: the king will exercise world dominion and expand his land. (3) From Nabû-iqiša of Borsippa. (4) May Bel and Nabû grant long days and happiness to the king of all lands, my lord! (7) ... the king established our freedom (from corvée work). (Yet) at this very moment, I build a storeroom in the Review Palace with my brothers, and the townspeople with whom the king has made me take (fields), have killed my farmer and harass me saying: "Perform your ilku-duty with us!" (r 5) But I want to do work with my brothers and keep watch…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 297. Saturn Near Moon (RMA 215A) [planetary]

(1) Saturn [......; it is written] three times on a writing board. (3) If a sun disk stands above the moon [and below the moon: the king] will stand [in his truth ......] truth [......] ... [......]. (r 1) If the sun [stands] in the po[sition of the moon]: the foundation of the king of the land's throne [will become stable]. (r 3) — Saturn [stands together with the moon. This] is good for the king my lord. (r 5) From Nabû-iqiša of Bor[sippa].

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 298. Hyades in Lunar Halo (RMA 049) [planetary]

(1) If the moon rides a chariot in month Sililiti: the dominion of the king of Akkad will prosper, and his hand will capture his enemies. Sililiti is Shebat (XI). (5) I.e. In Shebat (XI) (the moon) was surrounded by a halo in the Old Man. (r 1) [If] the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Hyades stand in it: the king is well; there will be truth and justice in the land. (r 4) [From] Nabû-iqiša of Borsippa.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 299. Cancer and Regulus in Lunar Halo (RMA 112A) [planetary]

(1) If [the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and Cancer stands in it: [the king] of Akkad will extend the life. (3) The moon is surrounded by a river: it will rain. (4) — It is surrounded by a halo [...]. (5) If the moon [is surrounded] by a halo, and Regulus stands in it: in this year women will give birth to male children. (7) [If the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and two stars stand inside the halo with the moon: a reign of [long] days. (r 3) From Nabû-iqiša of Borsippa.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 300. Eclipse of the Moon in Evening Watch [eclipses]

(1) [......] eclipse (predicting) deaths; deaths ... [......] Venus until [......]. (Break) (14) [......] Adad will devastate [......]. (16) [If] there is an eclipse in Sivan (III) on the 14th day: an [effective] kin[g who is famous will die, and his son, who] was not named for kingship, will seize the throne, and [there will be] hos[tility, variant: there will be deaths]. (r 1) [If] there is an eclipse [in S]ivan (III) from the 1st to the 30th day: it is an ec[lipse of the king of Akkad; a peak flood] will occur, and Adad will devastate the land; the harvest of the lan[d will not prosper; a…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 301. Saturn, Cancer, and Regulus in Lunar Halo (RMA 114A) [planetary]

(1) [If the moon] is surrounded by a halo, and Can[cer] stands in it: the king of Akkad [will extend the life]. (3) If the sun stands in the halo of the moon: (in) all lands (people) will speak [the truth]; the son will speak the truth with his father. (6) [If] the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Regulus stands in it: pregnant women will give birth to male children. (r 1) From Zakir.

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 302. Saturn, Regulus, and Orion in Lunar Halo [planetary]

(1) [If Venus ... from] the 1st to the 30th day [......]. (Break) (2) Venus [...] days [......] did not reach and set [......] of Elam. Signs in the east [......] Venus is the star of Elam; in the east [...]. (r 3) If the sun is surrounded by a halo: it will rain; change of weather. (r 4) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Orion stands in it: the king of Subartu will exercise world rule; his land will thri[ve]. (r 6) [If the sun] stands [in] the halo of the moon: all lands will speak the truth; [the son] will speak the truth with his father. (r 8) [If the moon] is surrounded [by a halo],…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 303. New Moon on 1st Day, Meteor (RMA 028) [lunar, occasional]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; [the land will become happy]. (2) If the day reaches its normal length: [a reign of long days]. (3) If the moon at its appearance is covered with white patches: kursissu will attack and devour the sesame. — It is seen with [......]. (7) If (the moon) [wears] a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (r 2) [If] a star flares up and sets like a torch [fr]om west to east: the enemy will conquer a border town of mine in Elam; (fall) of the army of Elam. (r 6) From Zakir.

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 304. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 025) [lunar]

(1) [If] the moon becomes visible in [Ni]san (I) on the 30th day: [...] will devour the We[stla]nd. (3) [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 pea]ce in the land. (r 1) Gi means "to be dark," gi means "to be well," gi means "to be stable." Its horns are stable. (r 5) (It is) bad for the Westland, and good for the king my lord. (r 7) From Zakir.

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 305. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 272C) [lunar]

(1) [If] the moon becomes visible in Adar (XII) on the 30th day: there will be an eclipse of the sun. (2) [If the moon is surroun]ded [by a black halo]: the month holds rain. — [......] is seen. (4) [......] Adar (XII) watch [......] it is near to let (it) pass. [Maybe the king] will say as follows: ["Why did] you write an undecided word?" — (8) [... from] Kislev (IX) until now [...] was loosened, and the moon and the stars [......] were loose and [......] is not near; to [......] is near. (r 4) [...... who] went [...], placed [......], (and) the people of my house [......]. The women he gave…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 306. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 122) [lunar]

(1) If on the 13th day [the m]oon and sun are seen together: unre[liab]le speech; the ways of the land will not be straight; there will be steps of the enemy; the enemy will plunder in the land. (4) If the moon in Ab (V) is not seen with the sun on the 14th or on the 15th day: there will be deaths; a god (i.e. pestilence) will devour. (7) From Zakir.

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 307. Scorpius in Lunar Halo (RMA 108) [planetary]

(1) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and Scorpius stands in it: entu-priestesses will be made pregnant; men, variant: lions will rage and cut off traffic. (6) The sign does not affect (us). Because of the king's watch I wrote to the king my lord. (r 3) From Zakir.

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 8

SAA 08 308. Red Sun (RMA 181) [lunar]

(1) If the sun rises and (is as if) dyed red: this land will disappear. (2) If the sun rises and is red: plenty for the people, variant: battle will be done in the land, variant: rebellion, variant: losses for the king of all lands. (4) If the sun at its rising carries red radiance: an eclipse will take place, and Adad will devastate. (6) The morning watch concerns Elam. This sign came at sunrise. (r 2) If Adad thunders in Iyyar (II): emmer wheat and flax will not prosper. (r 4) The star about which I spoke to the king my lord is very faint; it has not yet ascended, and so I have not identifie…

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