Etymology of Uruk

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name

An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.

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From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), from Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, “abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deity's 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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Derivation mention𒌷𒀕akk
Derivation mention𒀕sux · abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deity's earthly dwelling
Derivation mention𒌷akk · city, place of dwelling or collecting under

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