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#the contemporary [[Assyrian people]], belonging to the [[Chaldean Catholic Church]]. <ref>{{cite news |first=Fred |last=Strickert |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Christianity in Iraq: A Small But Respected and Multi-Faceted Population |url=http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0399/9903081.html |format= |work=Washington Report on Middle East Affairs |publisher= |id= |pages=81-82 |page= |date=March 1999 |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}</ref><ref>Jonathan Eric Lewis, "Iraqi Assyrians: Barometer of Pluralism," The Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 10 (Summer 2003). </ref><ref>Al-Machriq, “Revue Catholique Orientale Mensuelle,” 2, no. 3 (Beyrouth, 1899): 97. [http://www.jaas.org/edocs/v16n1/WeAreAssyrians.pdf]</ref> |
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#* [[Chaldean Neo-Aramaic]] is a modern Aramaic language spoken today by Chaldean Catholics. ''Chaldean script'' is sometimes used to refer to the Eastern Syriac alphabet. [[Biblical Aramaic]] used to be referred to as 'Chaldean' or 'Chaldee'. |
#* [[Chaldean Neo-Aramaic]] is a modern Aramaic language spoken today by Chaldean Catholics. ''Chaldean script'' is sometimes used to refer to the Eastern Syriac alphabet. [[Biblical Aramaic]] used to be referred to as 'Chaldean' or 'Chaldee'. |
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#the historical '''[[Babylonia]]ns''', in particular in a Hellenistic context |
#the historical '''[[Babylonia]]ns''', in particular in a Hellenistic context |
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Chaldean may refer to:
- the contemporary Assyrian people, belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church. [1][2][3]
- Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is a modern Aramaic language spoken today by Chaldean Catholics. Chaldean script is sometimes used to refer to the Eastern Syriac alphabet. Biblical Aramaic used to be referred to as 'Chaldean' or 'Chaldee'.
- the historical Babylonians, in particular in a Hellenistic context
- The 11th dynasty of the Kings of Babylon (6th century BC) is conventionally known to historians as the Chaldean Dynasty.
- Chaldean mythology is a generalized term used to refer to all the mythologies of ancient Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia.
- Chaldea, "the Chaldees" of the KJV Old Testament, was a Hellenistic designation for a part of Babylonia.
- The Chaldean Oracles played a role in Hellenistic mystery religions of the first centuries BC and AD.
- Roman and medieval authors used the name 'Chaldeans' in particular for astrologers and mathematicians of Babylonia.
- the Khaldi, called Chaldeans by classical authors in spite of being unrelated to the Assyrians
- Chaldean language in old references may refer to the Urartian language
References
- ^ Strickert, Fred (March 1999). "Christianity in Iraq: A Small But Respected and Multi-Faceted Population". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. pp. 81–82.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Jonathan Eric Lewis, "Iraqi Assyrians: Barometer of Pluralism," The Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 10 (Summer 2003).
- ^ Al-Machriq, “Revue Catholique Orientale Mensuelle,” 2, no. 3 (Beyrouth, 1899): 97. [1]
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