Omen 32.A VAT 09906 ii 6-7
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.A.VAT09906.ii6-7", 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-6-7/tei
↓ 32.A VAT 09906 ii 6-7 
VAT 09906ii   6  7  DIŠMINinaÉNAḫu-ṣa-baana⸢KÁ⸣ÈENÉ(indent)mim-maú-ḫal-laq
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  • DIŠMINinaÉNAḫu-ṣa-baanaKÁÈENÉmim-maú-ḫal-laq
  • šummaMINinabītamēliḫuṣabaanabābiušēṣibēlbītimimmauḫallaq
  • If ditto (= a lizard) takes a small piece of wood out of a man's house to the gate- the master of the house will lose something.
  • KAL 1 18, p. 76 Vs. II 6-7
    Wenn dito eine Kleinigkeit aus dem Haus eines Mannes zum Tor herausbringt: Der Herr des Hauses / wird etwas verlieren.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • The meanings of ḫuṣaba includes ‘a twig’ and ‘wood chip’. In a transferred sense, it can mean something of little value, as KAL 1 (18, 76 Vs. II 6–7) has translated it.