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(1) [Ma]rs has entered Cancer, but it will not be regarded as an omen; it will not stand in it, it will not become stationary and not tarry; quickly it will move out. (r 1) From Bel-naṣir.
Religion & MythAstronomy & Mathematics
(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become happy. (3) [If] the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (5) [If] the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (r 2) From Bel-naṣir. (r 3) Bel-epuš, a diviner from Babylon, is very sick. Let the king command a physician to go and see him.