"provincial administrator," a "son" of Arad-Ea.: 192  The kudurru pictured is a ṣalmu or commemorative granite stele to Adad-eṭir, the dagger-bearer of Marduk...

severe anaemia, or a woman's fair complexion. In contrast the Akkadian word ṣalmu ("black") would be used to describe people with dark skin, such as the Nubian...