Urukean

English

Etymology

From Uruk +‎ -ean.

Noun

Urukean (plural Urukeans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.
    • 2021, Sophus Helle, Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic with Essays on the Poem, Its Past, and Its Passion, Yale University Press, page 205:
      As a royal building project, it was expected to benefit the Urukeans by protecting them from wild beasts and enemy raids.

Adjective

Urukean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the ancient city of Uruk.
    • 2018, Odette Boivin, The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia, De Gruyter, page 209:
      This unusual formula refers directly to the Urukean cult itself, not only to the origin of the goddess […]
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