Good News (šimûtu)

In this note, we discuss the Akkadian word šimûtu, which is not recorded in either of the standard Akkadian dictionaries but is attested in two Neo-Babylonian documents, one Neo-Babylonian inscription, and one commentarial explanation from the Seleucid period. The commentarial explanation confirms t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Oriental Society 2018-10, Vol.138 (4), p.859-862
Hauptverfasser: Butts, Aaron Michael, Jiménez, Enrique
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Zusammenfassung:In this note, we discuss the Akkadian word šimûtu, which is not recorded in either of the standard Akkadian dictionaries but is attested in two Neo-Babylonian documents, one Neo-Babylonian inscription, and one commentarial explanation from the Seleucid period. The commentarial explanation confirms the word's meaning as "(good) news," previously suggested by some scholars. We propose that the Akkadian word was replicated on the model of Aramaic ·šamūat "report, news," which led to the creation of the Akkadian word as well as to an increase in its frequency.
ISSN:0003-0279
2169-2289