𒊩𒆳

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒊩𒆳 (geme₂ /⁠geme⁠/, female slave).

Logogram[edit]

𒊩𒆳 (GEME₂)

  1. Sumerogram of amtum (female slave)

Sumerian[edit]

Signs in this term
𒊩 𒆳
Alternative forms of
/geme/
𒃶 (gan)
(Old Sumerian)

Glyph origin[edit]

A combination of the signs 𒊩 (woman) and 𒆳 (mountains, foreign land). Compare 𒀵 (arad₂ /⁠arad⁠/).

Noun[edit]

𒊩𒆳 (geme₂ /geme/)

  1. dependent woman, female slave

References[edit]

  • 𒊩𒆳 (geme)” in ePSD2