melim [SPLENDOR] N (262x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. me-lim₄; ma-lam; mi-li-im; mi-li; me-lam "frightening splendor"

[1]	𒈨𒉈	me-lim₄
[2]	𒈠𒇴	ma-lam
[3]	𒈪𒇷𒅎	mi-li-im
[4]	𒈪𒇷	mi-li
[5]	𒈨𒇴	me-lam
+	--ma=m.a (44x/17%).

	ED IIIb	Ebla	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	6	8	6	217	15	4
[2]						2
[3]					2
[4]					1
[5]

37 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/0%)

Ebla (6x/2%)

Lagash II (8x/3%)

Ur III (6x/2%)

Old Babylonian (220x/84%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (4x/2%)

Senses:

1. frightening splendor (262x/100%)

Akk. melammu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 192-193; 263 n544.

[2005] J. Keetman, JCS 57 10 n35.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 497.

[1987] J. Bauer, AoN 1987/42.

me-lim₄

= melimmum (Karpeles 01 r i 58).

Lexical Associations

melemmu[fearsome radiance]N (// melim[splendor])

<(me)>-lim₄ = me-lim-mu-um (Karpeles 01 r i 58).

References for all phrases

melim[splendor]

me-lim₄ (MSL 13, 40 B o iii 36', o iii 37').

me-lim₄ = mi-[li-im-mu] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 7).

<(me)>-lim₄ = me-lim-mu-um (Karpeles 01 r i 58).

melim[splendor] e[house] x

me-lim₄-zu ⸢e₂⸣ [...] (AUAM 73.2258 o 2).

e[house] melim[splendor] an[sky]

[e₂] me-lim₄ an-na (OB Nippur Kagal 225b).

e[house] melim[splendor] huš[reddish]

e₂ me-lim₄ ḫuš (OB Nippur Kagal 198).

e[house] melim[splendor] x

[e₂] me-lim₄ [...] (OB Nippur Kagal 225c).

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melim [SPLENDOR] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography

Lexical Associations