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
    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
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅆𒅎𒌈 (ši-im-tum)
  • 𒅆𒅎𒌅 (ši-im-tu)
  • 𒅆𒅎𒌓 (ši-im-tu₂)
  • 𒋆𒌈 (šim-tum)
  • 𒋆𒌅 (šim-tu)
  • 𒋆𒌓 (šim-tu₂)
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