Omen 38.3
Frank Simons, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 38.3", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 12:02 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-38-3/tei
↓ 38.3 
K 03726+ii   38  […E₁₁.ME]Š-niENÉBIEGIRu₄-meNINDAsad-raGU₇
K 03726+If a City2, p. 282, *38.5, Ex(1)[…]-niENE₂UG₇EGIRu₄-mex id? da
MLC 01867   3  [DIŠ]⸢UR⸣.MEinaÉLÚIZ.ZIE₁₁.⸢MEŠ⸣-⸢ni⸣⸢EN⸣⸢É⸣[…]⸢GU₇⸣?
MLC 01867If a City2, p. 282, a[…]UR.MEinaE₂LU₂IZ.ZIE₁₁.⸢MEŠ⸣-⸢ni⸣E[N …]
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  • [DIŠ]UR.MEinaÉLÚIZ.ZIE₁₁.MEŠ-niENÉBIEGIRu₄-meNINDAsad-raGU₇
  • If a City2, p. 274
    DIŠUR.MEinaE₂LU₂IZ.ZIE₁₁.MEŠ-niENE₂BININDAi-šeb-bi
  • [šumma]sāmānūinabītamēliigāraītellûnibēlbītišuātiarkâtūmēakalasadraikkal
  • [If] blister beetles in a man's house repeatedly climb up the wall- the owner of that house will have have regular food to eat for the rest of (his) days.
  • If a City2, p. 275
    If moths in a man's house climb up the walls, the owner of that house will have enough food.
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY

Upon collation, K 03726+ ii 38 has been placed with 38.3 and not with 38.5 as suggested in If a City 2, 282, *38.5, Ex(1): this explains our different reconstruction and translation of this omen. See also the comment to 38.2.

For the mention of igāra 'wall' in the protasis of this omen, see the commentary to 38.2.

For a similar apodosis, see 38.23'.