šīmtu  [NAM : , NAM.TAR : ]  (n. fem.)

[Religion]

1) fate , destiny / (someone's ) lot , the nature of things , the inevitable (outcome) / death / the day of death , necessity (+) ; 2) a will / a testament / last will , what is fixed or established / a disposition , a resolution / resolve (?) ; ana šīmti alāku to die (a natural death) ; ina šīmti : inevitably , (to be) bound to (verb) , naturally , necessarily , of course ; ṭuppi šīmāti : tablet of destinies , the book of fate ; ūm šīmtu : the predetermined / appointed day , D-day ; ūm lā šīmtu : premature death ;

Cf. šiāmu, ina šīmti

See also : ṭupšīmātu, šimumaku, namtaru, šīmtu