URU (Sumerogram)

It is commonly found in the intrigues of the 14th century BC Amarna letters since the letters often concern city-state locations, or surrounding regions or cities/towns.

URU is also used in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

The cuneiform sign is almost exclusively used as a Sumerogram (capital letter (majuscule)), and in the Akkadian language, it is the Akkadian for "ālu", city, or town.

[3] The usage of URU in the Epic of Gilgamesh is only for Sumerogram "URU", (11 times).

[4] All uses in the Epic for URU are for various spellings of ālu, and usually an added sign complement; there is one usage in the Epic of URU for the city Shuruppak: URU.Šu-ri-ip-pak, (Tablet XI 11).

Cuneiform sign URU .
Amarna letter EA 365 -( Reverse ), Biridiya to Pharaoh, titled: "Furnishing Corvée Workers" ; [ 1 ]
7th line: "i-na URU - Šu - na - ma -( ki )" , "in City -ŠuNaMa-( yours )" . [ 2 ]
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