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'''Chaldean''' may refer to: |
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#historical '''[[Babylonia]]''', in particular in a Hellenistic context |
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#* [[Chaldea]], ''"the Chaldees"'' was a Hellenistic designation for a part of Babylonia. |
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#* The 11th dynasty of Babylon (6th century BC) is conventionally known as the [[Chaldean Dynasty]]. |
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#* [[Chaldean mythology]] is a generalized term used to refer to all the mythologies of ancient Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia. |
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#* The [[Chaldean Oracles]] played a role in Hellenistic mystery religions of the first centuries BC and AD. |
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#*"Chaldean" in Roman and medieval authors refers in particular to the [[Babylonian mathematics|mathematics and astrology]] of Babylonia, and hence of [[divination|soothsayers]] or [[astrology|astrologers]] in general. |
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#the '''[[Chaldean Catholic Church]]''' (since 1553) |
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#*the subset of the contemporary [[Assyrian people]] adhering to this church. |
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#*the [[Chaldean Neo-Aramaic]] spoken by Chaldean Catholics. |
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#*"Chaldean script" is sometimes used to refer to the [[Eastern Syriac alphabet]]. |
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#the '''[[Khaldi]]''', called ''Chaldeans'' by classical authors in spite of being unrelated to the Assyrians |
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#*''Chaldean language'' in old references may refer to the [[Urartian language]] |
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