See šamšum on Wiktionary
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"english": "sunrise, east",
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"english": "sunset, west",
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"english": "On that day our eyes did not see the sun.",
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"text": "𒄿𒈾 𒌓𒈪𒅎 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒄿𒈾𒉌 𒌓 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒌅𒆷",
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"english": "sunrise, east",
"roman": "ṣi-i-it ᵈUTU-ši-im",
"text": "𒍢𒄿𒀉 𒀭𒌓𒅆𒅎",
"type": "example"
},
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8,
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4,
7
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"english": "sunset, west",
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"text": "𒂊𒊑𒅁 𒀭𒌓𒅎",
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},
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40
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5,
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30,
32
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3,
4
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"english": "On that day our eyes did not see the sun.",
"roman": "i-na UD-mi-im šu-a-ti i-na-ni UD u₃-ul i-ṭu-la",
"text": "𒄿𒈾 𒌓𒈪𒅎 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒄿𒈾𒉌 𒌓 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒌅𒆷",
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"word": "šamšum"
}
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