Akkadian edit

Root
s-l-m
2 terms

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

salīmum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. peace, concord, amity
    𒊓𒅆 𒆧𒃻𒋾 [salīm kiššati]sa-lim kiš-ša₂-tiworld 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?
  2. reconciliation with the gods, favor

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References edit

  • “salīmu”, 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) “salīmu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag