Omen 32.S.54
Nicole Lundeen, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 32.S.54", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 12:09 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-32-S-54/tei
↓ 32.S.54 
SU 1952, 242   r. 12  [DIŠEME.ŠID]anaUGUN[AE₁₁-m]a⸢i⸣-du-luNABIḪA.LAGU₇
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  • [DIŠEME.ŠID]anaUGUN[AE₁₁-m]ai-du-luNABIḪA.LAGU₇
  • [šummaṣurārû]anamuḫḫiam[ēliīlûm]aidūlūamēlušūzittaikkal
  • [If lizards climb] onto a m[an an]d wander about- that man will consume a share.
  • If a City2, p. 187
    [If a lizard climbs] onto a m[an] and wanders about, that man will enjoy a share.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY
  • The above omen’s protasis has similarities to that of 32.A.69. The difference between the two lies in the verb’s number. The verb i-du-lu has been interpreted above as a plural, where 32.A.69 reads i­-du-­ul, a singular verb.