Omen 32.A.16
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.A.16", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 12:08 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-A-16/tei
↓ 32.A.16 
VAT 10167   16  [DIŠEME.DIR]⸢a⸣-naUGUŠUNAGÙBŠUB-utinaKÙ.BABBAR.MEŠDUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-⸢šú⸣É⸢DÙ⸣-⸢uš⸣
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  • [DIŠEME.DIR]a-naUGUŠUNAGÙBŠUB-utinaKÙ.BABBAR.MEŠDUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-šúÉDÙ-uš
  • [šummaṣurāru]anamuḫḫiqātamēlišumēliimqutinakaspīmārātišubītaippuš
  • [If a lizard] falls onto a man’s left hand- he will build a house using his daughters’ dowries.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • For the pairing of 32.A.15 and 32.A.16, see the commentary at 32.A.15.
  • See also 32.S.13. The Sultantepe omen lacks the plural marker MEŠ on KÙ.BABBAR ‘money, silver’ but otherwise appears to be identical.