𒀕𒆠

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀕

𒆠

Alternative forms of /Unug/
𒀕 (unug)

Etymology

Unknown. Some see a phonetic similarity with Proto-Dravidian *ūr (“village, habitation”) but it's a false cognate.

Proper noun

𒀕𒆠 • (unug^ki /Unug/)

1. Uruk (city in southern Mesopotamia, cult center of Anu and Inanak; אֶרֶךְ (ʾérek̠) in the Bible, modern وَرْكاء (warkāʔ), in Iraq)

References

• “𒀕𒆠 (Unug)” in ePSD2