释义
[ oo -roo k ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈu rʊk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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.
Words nearby Uruk Uruapan, Urubamba, Uruguaiana, Uruguay, Uruguayan, Uruk , Urumchi, Urumiyeh, Ürümqi, Urundi, urus
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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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