ṣimdatum

ṣimdatum

Akkadian

Root
ṣ-m-d
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒇲 (ṣamādum, “to harness, to yoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˤim.da.tum/

Noun

ṣimdatum f (plural ṣimdātum) (Babylonian)

1. regulation, ordinance, edict, decree

   𒍣𒅎𒁕𒀜 𒈗 ― ṣi₂-im-da-at LUGAL /ṣimdat šarrim/ ― royal decree

2. (Neo-Babylonian, only) temple regulation

Alternative forms

• ṣimdatu (non-mimated), ṣindatu

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒍢𒅎𒁕𒌈 (ṣi-im-da-tum) 𒍢𒅎𒁕𒀜 (ṣi-im-da-at) (construct state) 𒍣𒅎𒁕𒀜 (ṣi₂-im-da-at) (construct state) 𒍢𒅎𒁕𒁴 (ṣi-im-da-tim) (genitive) 𒍣𒅎𒁕𒁴 (ṣi₂-im-da-tim) (genitive)

References

• “ṣimdatu”, 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 (1976), “ṣimdatu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag