šīmtu
41. Decree, decision, assignment
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts ana ūmišamma maḫar DN ilī bānîja rēš damiqtija kullim u ši-ma-a-at palîja uddušim … ana dārīʾātim lū ušzīssu BagM 34, 148: xiii 12 “in order to be daily at the service in front of DN, my god (and) my creator and in order to renew the assigment of my rule … I put it (viz. the stela) up for eternity”.
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts ana Adad … muddiš ši-ma-a-at palîšu ana dārīʾātim BagM 34, 140 ii 9 “for Adad … who renews the assigment of my (text: his) rule for ever”.
MA-LitMA-Lit: Middle Assyrian literary texts šarru ši-mat lā šanān nibīt Anim BagM 25, 464: 4 “the king (whose) decree cannot be rivaled, designate of Anu”. Cf. Talon 2005, 126/132 (copy) o l. 4: MAN š[i]*-mat*.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) ina ṣāltimma iraššûka šim-ta (∥ [š]im-tú) Counsels of Wisdom: 34 eBL “during a quarrel they will get you (as their) decision (maker?)”. The interpretation of šīmtu as “decision maker” is tentative; cf. BWL 100:33 (“testifier”). For the possibility to read pí-iš-ta instead of šim-ta see the note on this line in Földi 2022; the Babylonian witnesses clearly show ŠIM.
22. Destiny, fate
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) Nanāja bēlet ši-ma-ti CUSAS 17, 77: 31 “Nanāja, lady of destinies”.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ūmūšu irrikū ši-ma-ti (|| ḫīṭa) ul irašši Sakikkû XVI 68 “his days will be long; he is not affected by (ultimate) fate (|| sin)”. Corresponds to 83′f. in Heeßel 2000. new
23. As euphemism for death
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) PN MUNUS.É.GAL (ša ēkalli?) ina mūte NAM napišti ikšudaššema urḫu abbīšu tallik RINAP 1, 165: 3 RINAP “PN, the queen—with death, the fate of (a mortal) life reached her and she went the way(s) of her! (text: his) forefathers”. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ana NAM-šú GAR-šú Sakikkû XVIII 31′ “he is subjected to his fate (viz., he will die)”. Corresponds to 40′f. in Heeßel 2000. new