Chaldean - Definition and Overview

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Chaldean is the name given to the ancient language Urartian also known as Vannic. It was the official language of Urartu spoken in northeastern Anatolia in the 9th6th centuries BCE. It is thought to be descended from the same language as Hurrian. Surviving Chaldean texts are written in the Syriac alphabet. According to Josephus, Chaldeans were known in Hebrew as "Kasidim" meaning "sorcerers".

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Chaldea
Chaldean script
Chaldean mythology
Chaldean Syrian Church of the East
Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Oracles
Chaldeans
Chaldean or 11th dynasty of Babylon: see Kings of Babylon.
Chaldean is a name applied to Eastern Catholic Assyrians (Syriacs).
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is a modern Aramaic language.

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