šīmtum

See also: simtum

Akkadian

Root
š-y-m
1 term

Etymology

From šiābum (to determine).

Pronunciation

Noun

šīmtum f (construct state šīmat or šīmti, plural šīmātum)

  1. determined order, nature of things, divine decree
  2. fate, destiny
  3. (euphemistic) death
    𒀀𒈾 𒅆𒅎𒁴 𒀀𒆷𒄣a-na ši-im-tim a-la-kum /ana šīmtim alākum/ ― to die (literally, “to go to one's fate”)
    𒄿𒈾 𒅆𒈠𒀀𒁴 𒈠𒌈i-na ši-ma-a-tim ma-tum /ina šīmātim mâtum/ ― to die of natural causes
  4. testament, will
  5. original amount, principal

Inflection

Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative šīmtum šīmtān šīmātum
Genitive šīmtim šīmtīn šīmātim
Accusative šīmtam šīmtīn šīmātim
Construct state šīmat
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅆𒅎𒌈 (ši-im-tum)
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