Imperial Aramaic

Aramaic is a Semitic language that was the everyday spoken language of the ancient Arameans. Aramaic was the language of the Aramean kingdom of Aram-Damascus and was used as the official language of the Persian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires. Aramaic is still spoken today by a small number of people, mostly in Syria and Iraq. The earliest form of Aramaic is known as Old Aramaic, which was used in the kingdoms of Aram-Damascus and Assur. Old Aramaic was written in a script known as the Imperial Aramaic alphabet. This alphabet was used to write a variety of languages, including Aramaic, Akkadian, Hebrew, Persian and Greek. The Imperial Aramaic alphabet was later replaced by the Aramaic square alphabet, which is still used to write Aramaic today. Aramaic has also been written in the Latin alphabet and in other scripts such as the Cyrillic alphabet. Aramaic is a rich and expressive language, and its literature includes a wide range of works, from religious texts to poetry and philosophy. Aramaic is also the language of the Talmud, the central text of Rabbinic Judaism. If you're interested in learning Aramaic, there are a number of resources available, including books, online courses and software programs.