Omen 32.A.71
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.A.71", 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-71/tei
↓ 32.A.71 
VAT 10167   71  *r. 71'  [DIŠEME.DIR…]⸢E₁₁⸣⸢NA⸣BIdALADud[LAMMATUK?-ši{?}...]
VAT 10167If a City2, 201, *32.132', C[…]E₁₁NABIdALAD3ud[…]
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  • [DIŠEME.DIR…]E₁₁NABIdALADud[LAMMATUK?-ši{?}...]
  • If a City2, 182, *32.132'
    [DIŠ…]E₁₁NABIdALAD3ud[LAMMATUK]
  • [šummaṣurāru…]īliamēlušūšēdau[lamassairašši?...]
  • [If a lizard] climbs […]- that man [will? have?] a šedu and l[amassu protective spirit …].
  • If a City2, 183, *32.132'
    [If …] climbs, that man [will have] Lamassu and [Šedu spirits.]
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • The above apodosis’s reconstruction is suggested by 32.S.58. The two omens are fragmentary however and not an exact match.

32.S.58   

[If a lizard clim]bs? […] — that man will h[ave] a lamassu protective spirit (and) wealth.
[DIŠ EME.ŠID … E]11? NA BI dLAMMA NÍG.TUK T[UK-ši]

As reconstructed, the above omen's (32.A.71) apodosis is complete after the verb TUK-ši ‘will have’. And while the right-hand break is large enough, with at least room for five signs, for an additional apodosis, the apodoses on VAT 10167 often preserve large blank spaces.

  • See the commentary at 32.N.1 for other omens featuring šedu and/or lamassu.