Omen 32.A VAT 09906 ii 15-17
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.A.VAT09906.ii15-17", 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-15-17/tei
↓ 32.A VAT 09906 ii 15-17 
VAT 09906ii   15  16  17  II 15  DIŠMINinaÉNAMINU₄EŠ₅U₄LIMMUU4!IÁU4!ÀŠU₄IMINU₄U₄ME(indent)im-me-lil-mainaNAGU₄.UDGU₄.UD(indent)TUK-šiÉBINUSI.SÁ
VAT 09906KAL 18DIŠMINinaÉNA₂U₄₃U₄₄U₄₅U₄₆U₄₇U₄U₄.ME
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  • DIŠMINinaÉNAMINU₄EŠ₅U₄LIMMUU4!IÁU4!ÀŠU₄IMINU₄U₄MEim-me-lil-mainaNAGU₄.UDGU₄.UDTUK-šiÉBINUSI.SÁ
  • šummaMINinabītamēli₂ūmē₃ūmē₄ūmē!₅ūmē!₆ūmē₇ūmēūmēmāduteimmelilmainaamēliišḫiṭšeḫṭairaššibītušūuliššir
  • If ditto (= a lizard) plays in a man's house (for) 2 days, 3 days, 4 days{!}, 5 days{!}, 6 days, 7 days, many days and jumps in a man's house- he will experience an attack; that house(hold) will not prosper.
  • KAL 18, p. 77 Vs. II 15-17
    Wenn dito im Haus eines Mannes Zwei Tage, drei Tage, vier Tage, fünf Tage, sechs Tage, sieben Tage, (viele) Tage spielt und im Haus eines Mannes umherspringt: Er wird einen Angriff erleiden, dieses Haus wird nicht in Ordnung sein.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • The translation ‘many days’ has been suggested by the sign ME after U4. Although MEŠ would be the expected sign, it has been taken here as the plural of mādu, or ‘many’.

KAL 1 (18, 75-77, Vs. II 15–17) reads and translates as above except for reading U4.ME and translating it as a plural for days. Therefore, KAL 1 adds viele ‘many’ in parentheses. Both interpretations seem plausible and lead to nearly the same translation.

  • See also the discussion at 32.A.95’ on the number seven.