THE   REPORTS    OF   THE    MAGI¬
CIANS AND ASTROLOGERS OF
NINEVEH AND BABYLON
 

L   WHEN   THE  MOON  APPEARS  ON  THE FIRST  DAY
OF THE  MONTH

WHEN the Moon appears on the first day, there
will be silence, the land will be satisfied.    When
the day is long according to its calculation, there
wifl be a long reign.   From Bullutu.

When the Moon appears on the first day, there wfll be
sflence, the land wifl be satisfied. This is for NIsan and
Tishri (?). When the Moon is regularly fufl, the crops of
the land will prosper, the king will go to pre-eminence.

May Ashur, Shamash, Nabu, and Marduk, day after
day, month after month, year after year, grant happiness,
health, joy, and exultation, a secure throne forever, for
long days and many years to the king, my lord! From
Nabu-iqbi.

Two or three times during these days we have looked
for Mars, but could not see it. If the king, my lord, should
say, " Is it an omen that it is invisible? " it is not. From
Ishtar-shum-eresh.

IL OMENS FROM THE HORNS OF THE MOON

When the Moon's horns face equally, there will be a
secure dwelling for the land.    When at the Moon's ap-

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