geme [WORKER] N (8944x) 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	7625	151	21	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 (7625x/85%)

Old Babylonian (153x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/0%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (13x/0%)

Senses:

1. female worker (8909x/100%)

2. female servant, slave (34x/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.

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