Uruk

[ oo-roo k ]

/ ˈu rʊk /

noun

an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq, near the Euphrates, important before 2000 b.c.: exclusive archaeological excavations, notably of a ziggurat and of tablets with very early Sumerian script.

Biblical name Erech.

Example sentences from the Web for uruk

Uruk, and Gilgames with all his valour was barely able to deliver the town.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12) |G. Maspero
He pours out his woe to Ardi-Ea, but there is nothing left except to return to Uruk.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow
The elders of Uruk beg his mother, the mother-goddess Aruru (a form of Ishtar), to restrain him.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner
A lexicographical tablet informs us that Uruk was specially well fortified.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow

In the ruins of Uru, Eridu, and Uruk, the remains of houses belonging doubtless to well-to-do families have been brought to light.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 3 (of 12) |G. Maspero

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Uruk

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Example sentences from the Web for uruk