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"word": "蘇美爾"
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"roman": "Sūměi'ěr",
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"roman": "Şumer",
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"lang": "Sumerian",
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"sense": "civilization",
"word": "𒆠𒂗𒂠"
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"sense": "civilization",
"word": "ซูเมอร์"
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"sense": "civilization",
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"lang": "Ugaritic",
"sense": "civilization",
"word": "𐎘𐎐𐎙𐎗𐎐"
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"word": "𒋗𒈨𒊒"
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"roman": "Šumer",
"sense": "civilization",
"word": "Շումեր"
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"word": "ܫܘܼܡܸܪ"
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"word": "ဆူမားရီးယန်းခေတ်"
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"sense": "civilization",
"word": "蘇美爾"
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"roman": "Şumer",
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"alt": "ṯnġrn /sanḡarana/",
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"sense": "civilization",
"word": "𐎘𐎐𐎙𐎗𐎐"
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