salīmum

Akkadian

Root
s-l-m
2 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of 𒁲 (salāmum). Compare Arabic سِلْم (silm) / سَلْم (salm, “peace”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁלֶם (šɛ́lɛm, “peace treaty^?”), שָׁלוֹם (šɔlóm, “peace”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /saˈliː.mum/

Noun

salīmum m (from Old Babylonian on)

peace, concord, amity
𒊓𒅆 𒆧𒃻𒋾 [salīm kiššati] ― sa-lim kiš-ša₂-ti ― world peace

𒈪𒅎𒈠𒀀 𒊓𒇷𒈠𒄠 𒉌𒅁𒁉𒂊𒌍
[mimmâ salīmam nippêš]
mi-im-ma-a sa-li-ma-am ni-ip-pe₂-e-eš
Can we make any alliance?
reconciliation with the gods, favor

Alternative forms

salīmu (non-mimated)
silīmu, šalmu

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒁲 (SILIM)	𒊓𒇷𒈬𒌝 (sa-li-mu-um) 𒊓𒇷𒈬 (sa-li-mu)

References

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

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