ṣamādum

ṣamādum

Akkadian

Root
ṣ-m-d
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂amad- (“to yoke, harness”). Cognate with Arabic ضَمَدَ‎ (ḍamada) and Biblical Hebrew צָמַד‎ (ṣɔmáḏ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /sˤaˈmaː.dum/

Verb

ṣamādum (G, i, durative iṣammid, perfect iṣṣamid, preterite iṣmid, imperative ṣimid) (Babylonian, Boghazkeui)

1. to yoke, harness, tie, attach
2. to make ready, prepare

   𒐊 𒂅 𒆬𒌓 𒇻𒊻𒈪𒁕𒄠𒈠 𒀀𒈾 𒂗𒅀 𒅗𒀀𒋫 𒇻𒊭𒁉𒆷𒄠

   5 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR lu-uṣ-mi-da-am-ma a-na EN-ya ka-a-ta lu-ša-bi-la-am

   /ḫamšat šiqil kaspam luṣmidam-ma ana bēlīya kâta lušābilam/

   I will prepare five shekels of silver and send them to you, my lord.

Alternative forms

• ṣamādu (non-mimated), ṣemēdu (Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒇲 (LAL) 𒇳 (LAL₂)	𒍝𒈠𒁺 (ṣa-ma-du) 𒍝𒈠𒀀𒁺 (ṣa-ma-a-du) 𒍝𒈠𒁕𒄠 (ṣa-ma-da-am) (accusative) 𒍝𒈠𒁲𒅎 (ṣa-ma-di-im) (genitive)

References

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