A text[89] dealing with twins, and passing on to multiple births up to eight, reads in part as follows: If a woman gives birth to two boys, famine will prevail in the land, the interior of the country will witness misfortune, and misfortune will enter the house of their father[90]. If a woman gives birth to two boys with one body--no union between man and wife, [that house will be reduced][91]. If a woman gives birth to two boys of normal appearance, that house[92] ... If a woman gives birth to a boy and a girl, ill luck will enter the land, the land will be diminished. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the spine, with the faces [back to back ?], the gods will forsake the country, the king and his son will abandon the city. If a woman gives birth to twins without noses and feet, the land [will be diminished][93]. If a woman gives birth to twins in an abnormal condition, the land will perish, the house of the man will be destroyed. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides[94], the land ruled by one will be controlled by two. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides, (and) the right hand of the one lying to the right is missing, the weapon of the enemy will kill me, the land will be diminished, weakness will bring about defeat and my army will be destroyed. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides, and the left hand of the one lying to the left is missing[95] ... If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides and the right hands are missing--attack, the enemy will destroy the produce of the land. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides, and the left hands are missing, [the produce of the enemy's land will be destroyed][96]. If a woman gives birth to twins, united at the sides, and the right foot of the one lying to the right is missing, the enemy will abandon the rest of my land, the land will be captured. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides, and the left foot of the one lying to the left, is missing, I will [abandon] the rest of the enemy's land, [and the land of the enemy will be captured[97]]. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides, and the right feet are missing, the seat of the country[98] will be overthrown and captured. If a woman gives birth to twins united at the sides and the left feet are missing, the seat of the enemy's land [will be overthrown and captured]. If a woman gives birth to two girls, the house will be destroyed. If a woman gives birth to two girls and they die[99] ... If a woman gives birth to three well developed girls, the land of the ruler will be enlarged.