Kur

Definitions

1. A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
2. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
3. In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.

Examples

“In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise⟳ in that district.”

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