geme [WORKER] N (8960x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. geme₂; geme₂-geme₂; geme₂^ku₆; gan "female worker; female servant, slave; fish"

See geme arad[workers]N, geme ušbar[weaver]N.

[1]	𒊩𒆳	geme₂
[2]	𒊩𒆳𒊩𒆳	geme₂-geme₂
[3]	𒊩𒆳𒄩	geme₂ ^ku₆
[4]	𒃶	gan

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		34	721	1	324	51	7626	169	18	13
[2]					1			1
[3]								1
[4]

42 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (34x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (721x/8%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (325x/4%)

Lagash II (51x/1%)

Ur III (7626x/85%)

Old Babylonian (171x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/0%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (13x/0%)

Senses:

1. female worker (8924x/100%)

2. female servant, slave (35x/0%)

3. fish (1x/0%)

Akk. amtu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 46.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 554.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 216.

[1989] P. Steinkeller, SDU 130-131.

[1987] P. Steinkeller, AOS 68 73-74.

[1982] T. Maeda, ASJ 4 70.

[1973/4] K. Maekawa, Mesopotamia 8/9 92-99 wn21.

[1972] H. Waetzoldt, UNT 14.

geme₂

= amtum (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 11').

= amtum (AJSL 36.2,158-160 ii 28').

(Ebla Sign List 84).

Lexical Associations

amtu[maid]N (// geme[worker])

geme₂ = am-⸢tum⸣ (AJSL 36.2,158-160 ii 28'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 11').

amtu[maid]N gin[worker]N sinništu[woman]N geme[worker]N šanîš[otherwise]AV munus[woman]N sinništu[woman]N (// geme[worker])

geme₂ = am-tu gi sin-niš-tu₂ geme₂ ša₂-⸢niš⸣ munus sin-niš-tu₂ (SpTU 2, 054 o 28).

amtu[maid]N leqû[take]V (// geme[worker])

geme₂-a-ni = a-ma-at-šu i-la-qi₂ (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 30').

amtu[maid]N gin[worker]N sinništu[woman]N geme[worker]N šanîš[otherwise]AV munus[woman]N sinništu[woman]N (// geme[worker])

geme₂ = am-tu gi sin-niš-tu₂ geme₂ ša₂-⸢niš⸣ munus sin-niš-tu₂ (SpTU 2, 054 o 28).

kinattūtu[colleagueship]N (// saŋ[head] geme[worker])

saŋ geme₂-meš = ki-na-at-tu-tu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 4).

References for all phrases

geme[worker]

geme₂ (Ebla Sign List 84; CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 5'; ED Lu E 53; OB Nippur Lu 374).

geme₂^ku₆ (UET 7, 092 vi 19').

geme₂ = am-⸢tum⸣ (AJSL 36.2,158-160 ii 28'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 11').

geme₂ = am-tu gi sin-niš-tu₂ geme₂ ša₂-⸢niš⸣ munus sin-niš-tu₂ (SpTU 2, 054 o 28).

geme₂-a-ni = a-ma-at-šu i-la-qi₂ (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 30').

geme[worker] de[carry]

geme₂-a-ni ba-de₆ (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + r iv 11; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 r iv 7').

geme[worker] e[house] papah[cella]

⸢geme₂⸣ e₂ pa-⸢paḫ⸣ (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 10').

geme[worker] eʾuzga[building]

⸢geme₂⸣ e₂-uz-ga (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 9').

geme[worker] gal[big]

geme₂ gal (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 6').

geme[worker] igi[face] lugal[king]

geme₂ igi lugal (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 7').

geme[worker] karkid[prostitute]

geme₂ karkidₓ(SAL.UŠ)^kar-^kid₃ (ED Lu E 173).

geme[worker] lugal[king] tuku[acquire]

geme₂ lugal-a-ni ba-tuku = an-[...] (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 32'').

geme[worker] lungak[brewer]

geme₂ lunga₃(ŠIM×GAR) (ED Lu E 55).

geme[worker] ummia[expert]

geme₂ um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 8').

geme[worker] x

geme₂^? [...] (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še Seg.3, 4).

geme[worker] šag[heart] egal[palace]

⸢geme₂ šag₄ e₂-gal⸣ (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 11').

geme[worker]

geme₂ = am-tu gi sin-niš-tu₂ geme₂ ša₂-⸢niš⸣ munus sin-niš-tu₂ (SpTU 2, 054 o 28).

lu[person] dili[single] dam[spouse] geme[worker]

lu₂ dili dam-a-ni geme₂-ni (IM 070209 r iii 16).

saŋ[head] geme[worker]

saŋ ⸢geme₂⸣ (CBS 01862 o ii 28'; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iii 25).

saŋ geme₂-meš = ki-na-at-tu-tu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 4).

saŋ[head] geme[worker] x

⸢saŋ⸣ geme₂ ⸢x⸣ = [x]-⸢x⸣-[...] (MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 6').

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