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ṣlmh, ṣlmtˀ (ṣalmā, ṣlemtā) n.f. female image
1
statue of a female
Palmyrene, Hatran, Syr
PAT293:1.1↗ ṣlmt spṭmyˀ btzby nhyrtˀ wzdqt[ˀ : statue of the splendid and righteous PN ; Drijvers.42=OS.As6,02↗ ܗ‍]‍ܕܐ ‍[‍ܨ‍]‍ܠܡܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝ ‍[‍ܒ‍]‍ܪܬ ܐܪܟܘ‏
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image of a goddess, idol
Syr, Man
apap 49:2 ܩ݂ܪܒܘ ܗܘܘ݂܂ ܘܣܡܘ ܐܕܢܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗ݀ ܕܨܠܡܬܐ‏ : they came near and put their ear on the idol's mouth ; GY 14:9 ↗ latisigdun lsaṭana lpatikria ulṣalamata
2
small image (?)
JBAmb
JBABowl 78.1:12↗ צילמתא יהוו כצילמתא דמיתי באבא ואימא בסבא וסבתי בעולימא ועולמתא‏
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The Mandaic examples might refer to smaller idols than the normal plural šilmia.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1290[630]DJBA: 960bDrower/Macuch: 387J. Payne-Smith: 480DNWSI: 968BarBahlul: 551:17

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