māmītu  [NAM.RIM : ]  ([NAM.ÉRIM : ] / [SAG.BA : ])

[Moral life → Duty]

1) an oath , a promissory oath , a vow , a solemn promise , a pledge , a sworn promise ; 2) an asseverative oath / an acte of allegiance of vassals and subjects towards a liege ; 3) divination : a broken oath , a curse following a broken oath ; qāt māmītu : the name of a disease ;

Cf. tamītu, wamā ' um, tamû

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Syriac : momitha  ܡܵܘܡܝܼܬܵܐ "a vow / a pledge"

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