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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒇲 (ṣamādum, “to harness, to yoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ṣimdatum f (plural ṣimdātum) (Babylonian)
- regulation, ordinance, edict, decree
- 𒍣𒅎𒁕𒀜 𒈗 ― ṣi₂-im-da-at LUGAL /ṣimdat šarrim/ ― royal decree
- (Neo-Babylonian, only) temple regulation
Cuneiform spellings
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- 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)
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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 (2000) “ṣimdatu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag