šalmum

Akkadian

Root
š-l-m
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃal.mum/

Adjective

šalmum (feminine šalimtum, masculine plural šalmūtum, feminine plural šalmātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. verbal adjective of šalāmum:
   1. healthy, sound, intact, whole, entire, correct, proper, safe, reliable, truthful, favourable

      Antonym: 𒍼 (marṣum)

      𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒊭𒀠𒈠𒆪 [anāku šalmāku] ― a-na-ku ša-al-ma-ku ― Me, I am well.

      𒊭𒅆 𒌑𒌌 𒈪𒅎𒈠 [šalim, ul mimma] ― ša-lim u₂-ul mi-im-ma ― He's fine, there is nothing (wrong)

      𒇻𒌑 𒋾𒁲 𒄿𒉡𒈠 𒊭𒅆 𒈗 𒆠𒈠 𒀭𒌓 𒄿𒈾 𒀭𒊓𒈨𒂊

      [lū tīde inūma šalim šarrum kīma Šamaš ina samê]

      lu-u₂ ti-de i-nu-ma ša-lim LUGAL ki-ma ^dUTU i-na AN^sa-me-e

      Know that the king is well like the Sun in the heavens.

   2. solvent, financially sound

Alternative forms

• šalmu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁲 (SILIM)	𒊭𒀠𒈬 (ša-al-mu) 𒊩𒈬 (šal-mu) 𒊭𒀠𒈠𒄠 (ša-al-ma-am) (accusative) 𒊩𒈠 (šal-ma) (accusative) 𒊭𒀠𒈪𒅎 (ša-al-mi-im) (genitive) 𒊩𒈪 (šal-mi) (genitive)

References

• “šalmu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šalmu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag