Omen 32.A.85'
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.A.85", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 12:09 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-A-85-/tei
↓ 32.A.85' 
VAT 10167Rs.   r. 13'  13'*  13'  DIŠEME.DIRAN.TA{ID}PAP.ḪALNAÈ-maGUR-maanaUGU-⸢šu⸣!GU₄.UD-iṭNABIinaPAP.ḪALuMUNUS.KALA.GAÈ-mainaKI.UŠSILIMDU.DU
VAT 10167If a City2, 195, *32.13', CDIŠEME.DIRAN.TA!( id)PAP.ḪALNAE₃-maGUR-maUGU-šuGU₄.UD-iṭNABIinaPAP.ḪALuSAL.KALAG.GAE₃-mainaKI.UŠSILIMDU.DU
VAT 10167KAL 1 16-17 ADIŠEME.DIRAN.TA{!}(Text: id)PAP.ḪALNAÈ-maGUR-maUGU-⸢šu⸣!GU₄.UD-iṭNABIinaPAP.ḪALuMUNUS.KALA.GAÈ-mainaKI.UŠSILIMDU.DU
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  • DIŠEME.DIRAN.TAPAP.ḪALNAÈ-maGUR-maanaUGU-šu!GU₄.UD-iṭNABIinaPAP.ḪALuMUNUS.KALA.GAÈ-mainaKI.UŠSILIMDU.DU
  • If a City2, 172, *32.13'
    DIŠEME.DIRAN.TAPAP.ḪALNAE₃-maGUR-maUGU-šu₂GU₄.UD-iṭNABIinaPAP.ḪALuSAL.KALAG.GAE₃-mainaKI.UŠSILIMDU.DU
  • šummaṣurāruelēnupurīdamēliūṣīmaitūrmaanamuḫḫišu!išḫiṭamēlušūinapušqiudannatiuṣṣīmainakibisšulmiittanallak
  • If a lizard escapes over a man's leg, turns back and (then) jumps onto him{!}- that man will escape from privation and hardship and will continually walk along a safe path.
  • If a City2, 173, *32.13'
    If a lizard goes out over a man's leg, then returns and jumps onto him, that man will escape from privation and hardship, and he will persistently walk a peaceful path.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • The sign SILIM read as šulmi ‘safety, peace’ above could also be read as the adjective šalmi ‘whole, safe, favorable’.
  • In the available photos of VAT 101067, the sign ana is present between GUR-ma ‘turns back and’ and UGU-šu ‘onto him’. The sign is omitted by both of the previous editions (If a City 2, 172, *32.13’; 195, *32.13’ C13’; KAL 1, 16-17, Rs. 13’ A 13’).
  • From the photograph, the possessive suffix in UGU-­˹šu˺! is difficult to read. The vertical wedge of ŠU is clearly visible, but several of the horizontal wedges seem to be missing. The most recent edition, KAL 1 (16-17 Rs. 13’ A 13’), marks the sign with an exclamation mark, but does not comment on the sign. The earlier edition (If a City 2, 195, *32.13’ C13’) also reads UGU-šu, but the omen is reconstructed (If a City 2, 172, *32.13’) using UGU-šu2. Though the sign appears oddly formed in the photograph, the reading -šu fits more closely with the sign than -šú. We therefore follow KAL 1 and read UGU-šu!.