šalmum

Akkadian
Root
š-l-m
3 terms

Pronunciation

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)
      𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒊭𒀠𒈠𒆪 [anāku šalmāku] ― a-na-ku ša-al-ma-ku ― Me, I am well.
      𒊭𒅆 𒌑𒌌 𒈪𒅎𒈠 [šalim, ul mimma] ― ša-lim u₂-ul mi-im-ma ― He's fine, there is nothing (wrong)
      𒇻𒌑 𒋾𒁲 𒄿𒉡𒈠 𒊭𒅆 𒈗 𒆠𒈠 𒀭𒌓 𒄿𒈾 𒀭𒊓𒈨𒂊
      [lū tīde inūma šalim šarrum kīma Šamaš ina samê]
      lu-u₂ ti-de i-nu-ma ša-lim LUGAL ki-ma dUTU i-na ANsa-me-e
      Know that the king is well like the Sun in the heavens.
    2. solvent, financially sound

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 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
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