Translingual

Symbol

𒌷 Cuneiform sign URU

• Borger (2003): 71
• Borger (1981): 38
• HZL: 229

phonetic values

• Sumerian: URU, IRI, RÍ, U₁₉, BANŠUR (= URU.URUDU)
• Akkadian: —
• Hittite: —

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References

• R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Münster (2003).
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Alternative forms

• ālu

Noun

𒌷 ‎(URU)

1. city

Derived terms

• URU.ŠE kapru = village
• URU.ḪUL.A qadû = owl

Hittite

Noun

𒌷 ‎(URU)

1. city

Derived terms

• URU.BÀD = fortified city

Sumerian

Noun

𒌷 ‎(URU)

1. city