Omen 32.S.24
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.S.24", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 11/20/2024 6:22 p.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-S-24/tei
↓ 32.S.24 
SU 1952, 242   24  [DIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGU]gi[šBANŠURNA]E₁₁ir-bi-iṣšáKASKAL⸢GIG⸣TE-šú
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  • [DIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGU]gi[šBANŠURNA]E₁₁ir-bi-iṣšáKASKALGIGTE-šú
  • [šummaṣurāruanamuḫḫi]p[aššūramēli]īliirbiṣšaḫarrānimurṣuiṭeḫḫīšu
  • [If a lizard] climbs [onto a man's] t[able] (and) lies down- sickness will affect one who is on a journey.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • As the Sultantepe and Assur sequence have been following each other closely and the previous omen, 32.S.23, shared similarities with 32.A.26, we would expect the above omen to correspond to 32.A.27. Indeed the two omens have the same protasis and somewhat related apodoses. Nevertheless, see the commentary at 32.A.27 for the difficulties in reconciling the two omens’ signs with each other.