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#the subset of the contemporary ''']''' adhering to the ]. <ref>{{cite news |first=Simo |last=Parpola |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Assyrian Identity in Ancient Times and Today |url=http://www.aina.org/articles/assyrianidentity.pdf |format=PDF |work=Assyriologist |publisher= |id= |pages= |page=18 |date=April 2003 |accessdate= |language=English |quote=Today, the Assyrian nation largely lives in diaspora, split into rivaling churches and political factions. The fortunes of the people that constitute it have gone different ways over the millennia, and their identities have changed accordingly. Ironically, as members of the Chaldean Catholic Church (established in 1553 but effectively only in 1830), many modern Assyrians originating from central Assyria now identify with "Chaldeans", a term associated with the Syriac language in the 16th century but ultimately derived from the name of the dynasty that destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire! }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Catholic |last=Encyclopedia |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Chaldean Christians |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03559a.htm |format=HTML |work= |publisher= |id= |pages= |page= |date=1908 |accessdate= |language=English |quote=Strictly, the name of Chaldeans is no longer correct; in Chaldea proper, apart from Baghdad, there are now very few adherents of this rite, most of the Chaldean population being found in the cities of Kerkuk, Arbil, and Mosul, in the heart of the Tigris valley, in the valley of the Zab, in the mountains of Kurdistan. It is in the former ecclesiastical province of Ator (Assyria) that are now found the most flourishing of the Catholic Chaldean communities. The native population accepts the name of Atoraya-Kaldaya (Assyro-Chaldeans) while in the neo-Syriac vernacular Christians generally are known as Syrians. }}</ref><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=English |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. </ref>
⚫ #historical ''']''', in particular in a Hellenistic context
⚫ #* ] is a modern Aramaic language spoken today by Chaldean Catholics. ''Chaldean script'' is sometimes used to refer to the Eastern Syriac alphabet.
⚫ #* ], ''"the Chaldees"'' was a Hellenistic designation for a part of Babylonia.
#*] used to be referred to as 'Chaldean' or 'Chaldee'.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
⚫ #* The 11th dynasty of Babylon (6th century BC) is conventionally known as the ].
#* a Roman Catholic rite, known as ], practised by the Chaldean Catholic Church.
⚫ #* ] is a generalized term used to refer to all the mythologies of ancient Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia.
⚫ #the historical ''']ns''', in particular in a Hellenistic context
⚫ #* The 11th dynasty of the ] (6th century BC) is conventionally known to historians as the ].
⚫ #* '']'' is a generalized term used to refer to all the mythologies of ancient Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia.
⚫ #* ], ''"the Chaldees"'' of the ] ], was a Hellenistic designation for a part of Babylonia.
#* The ] played a role in Hellenistic mystery religions of the first centuries BC and AD. #* The ] played a role in Hellenistic mystery religions of the first centuries BC and AD.
#*"Chaldean" in Roman and medieval authors refers in particular to the ] of Babylonia, and hence of ] or ] in general. #*] and medieval authors used the name 'Chaldeans' in particular for ] and ] of Babylonia.
#the ''']''' (since 1553)
#*the subset of the contemporary ] adhering to this church.
#*the ] spoken by Chaldean Catholics.
⚫ #*"Chaldean script" is sometimes used to refer to the ].
#the ''']''', called ''Chaldeans'' by classical authors in spite of being unrelated to the Assyrians #the ''']''', called ''Chaldeans'' by classical authors in spite of being unrelated to the Assyrians
#*''Chaldean language'' in old references may refer to the ] #*''Chaldean language'' in old references may refer to the ]

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Chaldean may refer to:

  1. the subset of the contemporary Assyrian people adhering to the Chaldean Catholic Church.
    • 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'.
    • a Roman Catholic rite, known as Chaldean rite, practised by the Chaldean Catholic Church.
  2. the historical Babylonians, in particular in a Hellenistic context
  3. the Khaldi, called Chaldeans by classical authors in spite of being unrelated to the Assyrians

References

  1. Parpola, Simo (April 2003). "Assyrian Identity in Ancient Times and Today" (PDF). Assyriologist. p. 18. Today, the Assyrian nation largely lives in diaspora, split into rivaling churches and political factions. The fortunes of the people that constitute it have gone different ways over the millennia, and their identities have changed accordingly. Ironically, as members of the Chaldean Catholic Church (established in 1553 but effectively only in 1830), many modern Assyrians originating from central Assyria now identify with "Chaldeans", a term associated with the Syriac language in the 16th century but ultimately derived from the name of the dynasty that destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire! {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. Encyclopedia, Catholic (1908). "Chaldean Christians" (HTML). Strictly, the name of Chaldeans is no longer correct; in Chaldea proper, apart from Baghdad, there are now very few adherents of this rite, most of the Chaldean population being found in the cities of Kerkuk, Arbil, and Mosul, in the heart of the Tigris valley, in the valley of the Zab, in the mountains of Kurdistan. It is in the former ecclesiastical province of Ator (Assyria) that are now found the most flourishing of the Catholic Chaldean communities. The native population accepts the name of Atoraya-Kaldaya (Assyro-Chaldeans) while in the neo-Syriac vernacular Christians generally are known as Syrians. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. 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)
  4. Jonathan Eric Lewis, "Iraqi Assyrians: Barometer of Pluralism," The Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 10 (Summer 2003).
  5. Al-Machriq, “Revue Catholique Orientale Mensuelle,” 2, no. 3 (Beyrouth, 1899): 97.
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