The God Salmu and the Winged Disk

Dalley, Stephanie

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“…A subgroup of names which seems to be of local origin contains the theophoric names with the element Ṣalm . Ṣalm was an important deity at the oasis (Dalley, : 85–88), and is invoked in some of the standard formulae in Taymanitic: in prayers mn s 1 mʿ l‐ṣlm l twy ‘whoever obeys Ṣalm will not perish’ (HE 41; WTay 2; HE 24; WTay 1.2; HE 31); as the beneficiary in the performance of military duties nṣr l‐ṣlm ‘he kept watch on behalf of Ṣalm’ (e.g. HE 17; HE 40; WTay 32); and in one dedicatory inscription b‐ṣlm ntnt ‘by Ṣalm I gave’ (JSTham 352).…”

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The Taymanitic onomasticon

Kootstra

2017

Arab Archaeol Epigr

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The Taymanitic inscriptions, written in the c. mid-sixth century BCE, largely consist of personal names. While personal names cannot inform us directly on the language or ethnicity of their bearers, name-giving practices do reflect a choice made by the person bestowing it on someone. This article will focus on the personal names of the inscriptions; what they can tell us about their linguistic and cultural background, and how this might inform us on the cultural heritage of the authors of the Taymanitic inscriptions.

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The Taymanitic onomasticon

Kootstra

2017

Arab Archaeol Epigr

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“…c. Middle and New Assyrian: Salmu occurs many times in deity lists from this period (23). Salmu is given as a name or by-form of SamaS, ANS"-'"mDiTL=ditto(dUTU), and the same information is repeated on two other lists (24). dSalmu occurs also in the Assyrian deity lists and occasionally together with Salam-Sarri.…”

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“…dSalmu occurs also in the Assyrian deity lists and occasionally together with Salam-Sarri. In general, it is understood as "(divine) of the king" (25). However, it is not clear whether dSalam-Sarri is a variation of dSalmu, so this must remain questionable.…”

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The Aramaic pantheon of Taymā'

Maraqten¹

1996

Arab Archaeol Epigr

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This article discusses the origin of three Semitic deities which are attested in the Aramaic inscriptions in the North Arabian city of Tayma'. These are Salm, Sangila and Ašīmā. Together they comprise the pantheon of Taymā'. The etymology, identity and the attestation of these deities in Aramaic and other sources are investigated. After studying these three deities within their Semitic background, this paper suggests that these deities, which had been adopted by Arabs in Taymā', are of Aramaic origin and were introduced to North Arabia from North Syria.

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“…In addition to the interpretations mentioned earlier, see alsoDalley 1986 and Lambert 1985: 438-439. …”

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Kingship and Ancestral Cult in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud

Brown

2010

J Anc Near East Religions

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Built in the early 9th century BCE, the Northwest Palace at Nimrud presented a new "imperial" architecture and iconography that was related to Assyrian expansionism at this time. Yet it also contained specifi c points of contact with the past via the royal Assyrian ancestors. A monument in the throneroom, the "center" of the state, provided the "public" view of this ideology, while one of the palace's more secluded wings was devoted to the performance of ancestral cult. Through these and other means, rapid and fundamental socio-political change was accompanied by the idea of a logical and direct continuity with the history of Assyria.

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The God Salmu and the Winged Disk

Cited by 19 publications

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The Taymanitic onomasticon

The Taymanitic onomasticon

The Aramaic pantheon of Taymā'

Kingship and Ancestral Cult in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud

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