alim [HEAVY] V/i (24x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. alim-ma; alim; alimₓ(ḪI.GIR₃)-ma; alimₓ(ḪI.GIR₃) "(to be) heavy; (to be) important"

[1]	𒄋𒈠	alim-ma
[2]	𒄋	alim
[3]	𒍽𒍽𒈠	alimₓ(ḪI.GIR₃)-ma
[4]	𒍽𒍽	alimₓ(ḪI.GIR₃)

	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	5	7	2
[2]	2	4
[3]		3
[4]		1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (7x/29%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/29%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/4%)

Hellenistic (5x/21%)

unknown (2x/8%)

Senses:

1. (to be) heavy (8x/33%)

2. (to be) important (16x/67%)

Akk. kabtu.

Lexical Associations

Enlil[1]DN (// alim[heavy])

alim = ^dEN.LIL₂ (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 54).

kabtu[heavy one]N (// alim[heavy])

alim = kab-tu (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 55a).

šarru[king]N (// alim[heavy])

alim = LUGAL (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 55).

alimₓ(ḪUŠ)-ma = MIN.MIN<(LUGAL)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 25'; CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 30).

šarru[king]N (// alim[heavy] dil-dil)

alimₓ(ḪUŠ)-ma dil-dil = LUGAL (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 31).

alimₓ(ḪUŠ)-⸢x dil^?⸣-dil = MIN.MIN<(LUGAL)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 26').

References for all phrases

alim[heavy]