Omen 38.43'
Frank Simons, 2021, "Šumma ālu, Omen 38.43", Nicla De Zorzi et al., Bestiarium Mesopotamicum, 2018-2021; accessed 10/08/2026 1:30 a.m. at tieromina.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/omens/Omen-38-43-/tei
↓ 38.43' 
BM 30427   12  [… m]ut-tab-[bil-ti…]
BM 30427If a City2, p. 285, *38.47', Ex(5)[mut-tab-[…]
Sm 0472+   15'  DIŠnap-pil-luinamut-tab-bil-tiÉIGI[…]
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  • DIŠnap-pil-luinamut-tab-bil-tiÉIGI[…]
  • šummanappilluinamuttabiltibītiinnamir[…]
  • If a nappillu-cricket is seen in the furniture of a house […].
  • If a City2, p. 277, *38.47'
    If a caterpillar is seen in the furniture of a house […]
PHILOLOGICAL COMMENTARY

It is not entirely certain that BM 30427 12 duplicates Sm 0472+ 15'. The omen sequence on BM 30427 does not always follow the standard sequence (see 38.15). Since BM 30427 10-11 have 38.49', it is possible that BM 30427 12, of which the beginning of the protasis is not preserved, is to be placed within a different thematic section, perhaps with 38.55'.