Omen 32.S.12
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.S.12", 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-S-12/tei
↓ 32.S.12 
SU 1952, 242   12  ⸢DIŠ⸣EME.[ŠID]anaUGUŠUNAZAG[ŠUB]-ut[NÍ]G.TUK[TUK-šiNÍG.TUK-šúGU₇]
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  • DIŠEME.[ŠID]anaUGUŠUNAZAG[ŠUB]-ut[NÍ]G.TUK[TUK-šiNÍG.TUK-šúGU₇]
  • If a City2, p. 184
    DIŠEME.[ŠID]anaUGUŠUNAZAG[ŠUB]-utNIG₂.TUK[TUK-šiNIG₂.TUK-šu₂KU₂]
  • šummaṣurā[ru]anamuḫḫiqātamēliimitti[imq]ut[m]ašrê[iraššimašrêšuikkal]
  • If a liza[rd fa]lls onto a man’s right hand- [he will acquire ri]ches; [he will consume his riches].
  • If a City2, p. 185
    If a liz[ard] falls onto a man's right hand, [he will acquire] gain; [he will consume his gain].
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • We reconstruct the apodosis from 32.A.15; note, however the Assur omen reads Á.TUK ‘profit’, instead of NÍG.TUK ‘riches’. As the two omens are otherwise very similar, the commentary there largely also applies to the Sultantepe omen. See also 32.A.13 and 32.S.10 for a similar pair.
  • See the commentary at 32.A.15 for a discussion on the thematic link between 32.A.15 and 32.A.16 as well as 32.S.12  and 32.S.13. The omen 32.A.15 also discusses whether the above apodosis is positive or negative.