Chapter 32
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<li>See also <a href="https://tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-A-34/tei">32.A.34</a>. The two omens both address a lizard falling on a man involved in litigation and receiving a favorable result. The Assur omen also adds the alternative of the lizard falling on an imprisoned man in the protasis and therefore also adds that the man will leave prison in the apodosis—compare the apodosis of the subsequent omen <a href="https://tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-S-36/tei">32.S.36</a>.</li>
<li>The verb<em> leqû</em> in the context of lawsuits means ‘to receive a favorable verdict’. See CAD L, 136 s.v. <em>leqû</em> 1d 3’ and CAD D, 151 s.v. <em>dīnu </em>1 a-1’.</li>
</ul>DIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGUNAšádi-nai-ge-ru-uŠUB-utNABIanaENdi-ni-šúTIDIŠEME.ŠIDanaUGUNAšádi-nai-ge-ru-uŠUB-utNABIanaENdi-ni-šúTIšummaṣurāruanamuḫḫiamēlišadīnaigerrûimqutamēlušūanabēldīnišuileqqethat man will receive (a favourable judgment) against the opponent in his suit.[If a lizard] falls onto a man who is [en]gaged in a la[wsuit]