Omen 32.N.20
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.N.20", 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-N-20/tei
↓ 32.N.20 
Sm 0710+   11'  […]⸢UGU⸣?[NAŠUB-u]tma-qá-atINIM₁₂'[anaLÚ]⸢BI⸣dLAMMATE-⸢šú⸣luMAŠ.EN.GAGmi-liGABAina-ḫi-iš
Sm 0710+If a City2, p. 191, Ex(7), *32.19'11'  […]-utma-qa₂-atINIM₁₂'anaLU₂BIdLAMMATE-šu₂MAŠ.EN.KAKmi-liGABina-ḫi-iš
K 03730+   19  DIŠEME.ŠIDana⸢UGUNAŠUB-utma-qá-atINIM]anaLÚBIdLAMMATE-šúluMAŠ.EN.GAGmi-liGABAina-ḫi-⸢iš⸣
K 03730+If a City2, p. 191, Ex(1), *32.19'19  DIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGUx[…]ma-qa₂-atINIManaLU₂BIdLAMMATE-šu₂MAŠ.EN.KAKmi-liGABina-ḫi-iš
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  • DIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGUNAŠUB-utma-qá-atINIManaLÚBIdLAMMATE-šúluMAŠ.EN.GAGmi-liGABAina-ḫi-iš
  • If a City 2,p. 168, *32.19'
    DIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGUx[NAŠUB]-utma-qa₂-atINIManaLU₂BIdLAMMATE-šu₂MAŠ.EN.KAKmi-liGABina-ḫi-iš
  • šummaṣurāruanamuḫḫiamēliimqutmaqātamātianaamēlišuātilamassuiṭeḫḫēšulūmuškēnumīliirtiinaḫḫiš
  • If a lizard falls onto a man- a message will arrive for that man (and) a lamassu protective spirit will approach him or a common man will proudly prosper.
  • If a City 2,p. 169, *32.19'
    If a lizard [fal]ls onto a ma[n’s …], something will happen to that man, a protective spirit will approach him; a poor man will proudly prosper.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • See also the separate edition of Sm 0710+ 11'-12' as the above omen is part of a triad of omens on that manuscript.
  • Collation of manuscript Sm 0710+ reveals a number of problems with the reading of lines 11’-12’ in If a City 2 (191, *32.19’, Ex(7))

         […]-ut ma-qa2-at INIM ana LU2 BI dLAMMA TE-šu2 MAŠ.EN.KAK mi-li GAB ina-ḫi-iš

Firstly If a City 2 overlooks a sign on the left-hand fragment of line 11’. The sign is broken, but the reading UGU seems plausible. The beginning of line 12’ is broken where If a City 2 reads ana LU2. After collation, it is apparent that these signs are not on the manuscript. Nevertheless ana LÚ should be reconstructed in the manuscript’s break. Finally there is also a lu between TE-šú and MAŠ.EN.GAG, which is omitted in If a City 2’s reading.

  • The signs UGU NA ŠUB-ut ma-qá-at INIM in K 03730+ 19 are very damaged. Collation however reveals that the manuscript preserves traces of all of the signs. There is not a break as read by If a City 2 (191, *32.19’, Ex(1)). Again there is also a lu between TE-šú and MAŠ.EN.GAG that is omitted in the previous edition.
  • The missing lu from both manuscripts means If a City 2’s reconstruction and translation (168-69, *32.19’) differ from above.
  • For the interpretation of ma-qá-at INIM, see 32.N.19.