simtum

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See also: šīmtum

Akkadian

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Root
w-s-m
1 term

Etymology

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From wasāmum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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simtum f (construct state simat, plural simātum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. fitting, suitable, seemly, appropriate, necessary (said of people or things)
    𒄞𒄭𒀀 𒋛𒈠𒀜 𒂍𒃲 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒁀𒀸𒅆
    [alpū simat ēkallim ul ibašši]
    GUD.ḪI.A si-ma-at E₂.GAL u₂-ul i-ba-aš-ši
    There are no oxen suitable for the palace.
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by CDLI, Hammurabi Code[1], The Louvre, Prologue, lines III 25-27:
      𒁁𒈝 𒍣𒈠𒀜 𒄩𒀜𒁲𒅎 𒅇 𒀀𒄀𒅎
      [bēlum simat ḫaṭṭim u agêm]
      be-lum si₂-ma-at ḫa-aṭ-ṭi-im u₃ a-ge-em
      the lord (Hammurapi), worthy of the sceptre and crown
  2. symbol, proper sign, characteristic

Alternative forms

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References

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  • “simtu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “simtu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag