Omen 32.A VAT 09906 ii 10
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.A.VAT09906.ii10", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 12:10 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-A-VAT-09906-ii-10/tei
↓ 32.A VAT 09906 ii 10 
VAT 09906ii   10  DIŠMINanaDUGA.MEŠŠUB-maÚŠKAki-numinaŠÀ-šúNUDÙG
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  • DIŠMINanaDUGA.MEŠŠUB-maÚŠKAki-numinaŠÀ-šúNUDÙG
  • šummaMINanakarpatmêimqutmaimūtpûkīnuminalibbišuuliṭâb
  • If ditto (= a lizard) falls into a water jug and dies- a reliable (divine) response therein will not be good.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • The first sign of the apodosis has been read as KA ‘mouth’, here, ‘response’. The reading INIM, as in KAL 1 (18 Vs. II 10), would require a feminine adjective instead of the masculine kīnum. The adjective kīnum means 'truthful' or 'reliable’. For the combination KA and kīnum to refer to divine responses, see CAD P, 460 s.v. pû A 1b kīnu.
  • The commentary 32.N.49' includes a list of omens where a lizard falls into beer or water (vessels).