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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Aramaic in Babylonia
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:23:27 -0500
Yigal:
Was there any _spoken_ difference between Akkadian and Aramaic during the
Neo-Babylonian period? That what appear to be differences may actually be
related to our faulty understanding of pronunciation?
All I can say definitely is that all the history sources I have read indicate
that Aramaic was the lingua Franca from the Neo-Babylonian period through the
end of the Persian empire. Further, official documents were found in Egypt
written in Aramaic from that period.
Karl W. Randolph.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
>
> Hi y'all, and with apologies for cross-posting?
>
> Does anyone have any information on the status of Aramaic IN
> BABYLON during the Neo-Babylonian period? How widely was it used,
> by whom, did it have any official status (like it would during the
> Persian period)? Was the exiled Jewish community more likely to
> speak Aramaic or Babylonian/Akkadian? Are there any official
> documents in Aramaic?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Yigal Levi