URUK

Meaning of URUK in English

/ooh"rook/ , n.

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 .

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URUK — ˈu̇rək adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Uruk (Erech), ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates in Babylonia (now Warka, locality …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
URUK — n. Sumerian city in ancient Mesopotamia near the Euphrates River (known as Erech in the Bible)
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URUK — [Mesopotamian] The high-walled capital city in Sumur where King Gilgamesh ruled. It is now called Warka, situated in southern Iraq.
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URUK — Урук
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URUK — город-гос-во Урук
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
URUK — (0) урук
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URUK — город-гос-во Урук
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HAMMURABI — flourished 18th century BC Sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon. His kingdom was one of …
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GILGAMESH — Hero of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. The great literary work of ancient {{link=Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia , the epic is known from …
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ERECH — or Uruk Ancient city, Mesopotamia . Located northwest of Ur on the Euphrates River , it was one of the …
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SUMER — /sooh"meuhr/ , n. an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which …
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ERECH — /ee"rek, er"ek/ , n. Biblical name of Uruk .
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GILGAMESH — n. hero of Babylonian and Sumerian epic poems, legendary ruler of Uruk
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ERECH — n. biblical name of Uruk; one of the cities in the kingdom of Nimrod (Biblical); city in Gondor located in …
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TAMMUZ — Akkadian Dumuzi in Mesopotamian religion, god of fertility embodying the powers for new life in nature in the spring. The …
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SYRIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-white-black national flag with two green stars on the white stripe. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 2 to …
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SARGON II — died 705 BC one of Assyria's great kings (reigned 721705 BC) during the last century of its history. He extended …
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NISSABA — in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian deity, city goddess of Eresh on the ancient Euphrates River near Uruk in the farming regions; …
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MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and …
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MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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MESOPOTAMIA — (GreekLand Between the Rivers) region between the Tigris and Euphrates in western Asia. In a specific sense, Mesopotamia is the …
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LUGALZAGESI — also spelled Lugalzaggisi (reigned c. 237550 BC), ensi (sacred king) of the southern Mesopotamian city of Umma, who first conquered …
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LARSA — modern Tall Sankarah one of the ancient capital cities of Babylonia, located about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Uruk …
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KISH — modern Tall al-Uhaimer ancient Mesopotamian city-state located east of Babylon in what is now south-central Iraq. According to ancient Sumerian …
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HAMMURABI — born , Babylon [now in Iraq] died c. 1750 BC also spelled Hammurapi sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st …
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GILGAMESH — the best known of all ancient Mesopotamian heroes. Numerous tales in the Akkadian language have been told about Gilgamesh, and …
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ENMERKAR — ancient Sumerian hero and king of Uruk (Erech), a city-state in southern Mesopotamia, who is thought to have lived at …
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GILGAMESH — [Mesopotamian] The great hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epic poetry. He is the precursor of Heracles and other folk heroes. …
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ENMERKAR — [Mesopotamian] A hero of two Sumerian poems (albeit incomplete). He is a forerunner of Gilgamesh on the throne of Uruk. …
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