Uruk

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See also: ürük and uruk

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), from Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deities earthly dwelling) either as a phonetic alteration of the Sumerian or influenced as a calque translation using Akkadian 𒌷 (/⁠uru⁠/, city, place of dwelling or collecting under).

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Uruk

  1. (historical) An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.

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