Chapter 32
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<li>See also the commentary at <a href="https://tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-S-4/tei">32.S.4</a>, which has the same protasis as the above omen.</li>
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<p style="margin-left:48px">To resolve the problem of two omens with the same protasis, <em>If a City </em>2 (183, n. 4-5) speculates that a single sign, such as GIG ‘sick’ might be missing after the sign NA in the above omen. The hand copy shows a large amount of blank space without any damage after NA making such reading unlikely.</p>
<p style="margin-left:48px">Further this particular protasis ‘If a lizard falls in front of a man’ is repeated with varying apodoses—though all relate to overcoming adversaries—in all three recensions. See the discussion at <a href="https://tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-A-5/tei">32.A.5</a>.</p>DIŠEME.ŠIDanaIGINAŠUB-utUGUENINIM-šúGUB-azDIŠEME.ŠIDanaIGINAŠUB-utUGUENINIM-šúGUB-azDIŠEME.ŠIDanaIGINAŠUB-utUGUENKA-šu2GUB-azšummaṣurāruanapānamēliimqutelibēlamātišuizzazhe will prevai[l] over his legal adversary.[If] a lizard f[al]ls in front of a man[If] a lizard falls in front of a man, he will prevail over his adversary.