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Aramaic is a very old way to talk.

This clay tablet represents a classroom experiment; a teacher imposed a challenging writing exercise on pupils who spoke both languages. The pupils had to use traditional syllabic signs to express the sounds of the Aramaic alphabet.jpg
This clay tablet represents a classroom experiment; a teacher imposed a challenging writing exercise on pupils who spoke both languages. The pupils had to use traditional syllabic signs to express the sounds of the Aramaic alphabet.jpg
It has been used for a long time. Many people use it for prayer. It helps us learn about the past.
Carpentras Stela, in CIS II 141 (cropped).jpg
Carpentras Stela, in CIS II 141 (cropped).jpg
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File:Aramaic alphabet.svg
Aramaic alphabet.svg
File:Carpentras Stela, in CIS II 141 (cropped).jpg
Carpentras Stela, in CIS II 141 (cropped).jpg
File:This clay tablet represents a classroom experiment; a teacher imposed a challenging writing exercise on pupils who spoke both languages. The pupils had to use traditional syllabic signs to express the sounds of the Aramaic alphabet.jpg
This clay tablet represents a classroom...
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20131205 Istanbul 067.jpg
File:Alexander Aramaic coin.jpg
Alexander Aramaic coin.jpg
File:AsokaKandahar.jpg
AsokaKandahar.jpg
File:Targum.jpg
Targum.jpg
File:Mandaic.jpg
Mandaic.jpg
File:Estrangela.jpg
Estrangela.jpg
File:Kennicott Bible fol 42v.jpg
Kennicott Bible fol 42v.jpg
File:Syriac Dialects EN.svg
Syriac Dialects EN.svg
File:Amen in East Syriac Aramaic language.svg
Amen in East Syriac Aramaic language.svg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.3 | Vital Level 4