šalmum

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)

   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), 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