šīmtum

See also: simtum

Akkadian

Root
š-y-m
1 term

Etymology

From šiābum (“to determine”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːm.tum/

Noun

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

1. determined order, nature of things, divine decree

   𒅆𒈠𒀀𒀜 𒉌𒅆𒄿 [šīmāt nišī] ― ši-ma-a-at ni-ši-i ― social customs/norms

2. fate, destiny
3. (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

4. testament, will
5. original amount, principal

Alternative forms

• šīmtu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉆 (NAM) 𒉆𒋻 (NAM.TAR)	𒅆𒅎𒌈 (ši-im-tum) 𒅆𒅎𒌅 (ši-im-tu) 𒅆𒅎𒌓 (ši-im-tu₂) 𒋆𒌈 (šim-tum) 𒋆𒌅 (šim-tu) 𒋆𒌓 (šim-tu₂)