Omen 23.15
Maya Rinderer, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 23.15", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 12:03 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-23-15/tei
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K 02925+   16  [...ḪUL.Ḫ]UL-maDAB-su-maiš-šuk-šúNABIinaBAD₄ENINIM-šúKUR-ád
A 0453+   9  [DIŠM]UŠanaNAKÚR.KÚR-maDAB-su-maiš-šuk-[šúNABIina]BAD₄ENINIM-šúKUR-ád
VAT 10481+.1ii   17'  DIŠMUŠanaNAKÚR.KÚR-maDAB-su-maiš-šuk-[šú...]
VAT 10805   5'  6'  [...NA]BIinaMUNUS.KALA.GA[ENINIM-šú]KUR-ád
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  • DIŠMUŠanaNAKÚR.KÚR-maDAB-su-maiš-šuk-šúNABIinaBAD₄ENINIM-šúKUR-ád
  • šummaṣēruanaamēliittakkirmaiṣbassumaiššukšuamēlušūinadannatibēldabābišuikaššad
  • If a snake becomes excessively aggressive towards a man, attacks him and bites him- (though finding himself) in dire straits, that man will overcome his adversary.
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  • [DIŠMUŠanaNAḪUL.Ḫ]UL-maDAB-su-maiš-šuk-šúNABIinaBAD₄ENINIM-šúKUR-ád
  • [šummaṣēruanaamēliilte]minmaiṣbassumaiššukšuamēlušūinadannatibēldabābišuikaššad
  • [If a snake is very hos]tile [towards a man], attacks him and bites him- (though finding himself) in dire straits, that man will overcome his adversary.
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