šīmtum
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See also: simtum
Akkadian
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| š-y-m |
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Etymology
[edit]From šiāmum (“to determine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃiːm.tum/
Noun
[edit]šīmtum f (construct state šīmat or šīmti, plural šīmātum)
- determined order, nature of things, divine decree
- 𒅆𒈠𒀀𒀜 𒉌𒅆𒄿 [šīmāt nišī] ― ši-ma-a-at ni-ši-i ― social customs/norms
- fate, destiny
- (euphemistic) death
- 𒀀𒈾 𒅆𒅎𒁴 𒀀𒆷𒄣 [ana šīmtim alākum] ― a-na ši-im-tim a-la-kum ― to die (literally, “to go to one's fate”)
- 𒄿𒈾 𒅆𒈠𒀀𒁴 𒈠𒌈 [ina šīmātim mâtum] ― i-na ši-ma-a-tim ma-tum ― to die of natural causes
- testament, will
- original amount, principal
Alternative forms
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