I've been reading omens for one of my Akkadian classes this term. Today's caution for modern students comes from TDP 19 lines 12-13, a diagnostic text . . .
DIŠ GU2-su i-tar-rak SAG.DU-su ŠUB.ŠUB-ut ŠU-2-šú u GIRI3-2-šú it-ta-na-aš-[ga-gu]
u ANA qa-qa-ru ú-ḫa-an-na-aṣ KI.SIKIL.LIL2.LA2 DIB
"If his neck constantly throbs, his head keeps bobbing, his hands and feet keep stiffening so that he rubs (them) on the ground, the lilû lady will seize him."
or, as I interpret it for the modern-day student . . .
"If he's got a sore neck, his head keeps bobbing (due to that darn falling dream), his hands and feet keep getting numb and tingly so that he has to keep rubbing them on the ground (to wake them up), the lilû-lady gonna getcha . . ."
Sounds ominous, eh? I'm going to keep this as a warning for any future students that might fall asleep in my classes . . .
17 April, 2009
warning . . .
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hey jay, just entered the blogosphere. look forward to reading more.
Lilû has some association with the storm, right? Certainly with some profs, this sleeping sickness can give rise to a tempest.
This is why I never went into class without a “pinch buddy” to sit next to me!
Jay, where are the feet? ŠU-2-šú it-ta-na-aš-[ga-gu]
oi! mea culpa ... I neglected the GIRI3 ...
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