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Urukean

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English

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Etymology

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From Uruk +‎ -ean.

Noun

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Urukean (plural Urukeans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.
    • 2021, Sophus Helle, Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic with Essays on the Poem, Its Past, and Its Passion, Yale University Press, page 205:
      As a royal building project, it was expected to benefit the Urukeans by protecting them from wild beasts and enemy raids.

Adjective

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Urukean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the ancient city of Uruk.
    • 2018, Odette Boivin, The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia, De Gruyter, page 209:
      This unusual formula refers directly to the Urukean cult itself, not only to the origin of the goddess []