ṣāltu

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Variant: ṣēltu, OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) ṣaʾaltu
Meanings:
strife, quarrel; combat
de:German: Deutsch Streit, Zank; Kampf
Distribution: OA onward(s)OA onward(s): Old Assyrian onwards (ca. 1900 BCE onwards), OB onward(s)OB onward(s): Old Babylonian onwards (ca. 2000 BCE onwards)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantiveroot: ṣʾlII/ʾ (mediae ʾaleph; eine mit a-, eine mit e-Vokal)pattern: PāStpattern: OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) PaRaSt
Logogram: DU₁₄
7Attestations

OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ina beri laʾî ṣe-[e]l-ta-am iškun AML, 157: 5 SEAL “(the evil eye) caused strife among the little ones”. new

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) kīma nabli muštaḫmiṭi emât (var.: ešât) teslītī (kīma) ṣal-tum (var.: [ṣa *]- ⸢al *- tum⸣) puḫpuḫḫû supûʾa Ludlul I 116 eBL “my appeal became (var.: was blurred?) like an ever ignited flame, my supplication was (like) quarrel (and) squabble”. Note that the NA witness IM.67628 reads at the beginning of the line probably [ṣa*]-⸢al*-tum⸣ only and not, as suggested in Hätinen 2022: 116, [ki]-⸢ma⸣ [ṣal-t]um (which is preserved in a LB sources; all other manuscripts are broken at the beginning). new

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) lū ṣal-ta-ka-ma napiḫta bul⸢li⸣ Counsels of Wisdom: 38 eBL “(if) it is indeed a heated quarrel of your own, extinguish (it)!”

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) ana puḫri ē taʾīr uzuzza ašar ṣal-tim-ma ē tuttaggeš (∥ [tušt]aṣbit) ina ṣal-⸢tim⸣-ma iraššûka šīmta Counsels of Wisdom: 33f. eBL “do not come forward to stand at the (public) assembly! Do not frequent (∥ [let (yourself) b]e caught) where there is contention! During a quarrel they will get you (as their) decision (maker?)”.

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) itti bēl ṣal-ti-ka ē tultammin ana ēpiš lemuttika damiqta rībšu Counsels of Wisdom: 42 eBL “do not exchange bad treatment with your adversary! The one who causes you harm, requite him with kindness!”

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) ṣal-tu-um-ma šut⸢ta⸣tu₄ šeṭ⸢ītu⸣ dūru abru mukattimu gārîšu Counsels of Wisdom: 39 eBL “strife is a wide pitfall, an embracing wall that conceals his opponent”.

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ana bēl ṣa[l-ti]-ka ē tulammin Counsels of Wisdom: A+54 eBL “do not treat your adver[sary] badly!” new

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