arcTechnical information about ISO 639 language code arc
The table below provides technical details for the Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE), Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) language, designated by the arc code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE), Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) |
| Text direction | Right-to-Left |
| Related languages | Old AramaicBiblical AramaicClassical SyriacMandaic |
| Key facts | Served as the lingua franca of the Achaemenid EmpireIts consonantal alphabet is the direct ancestor of the square Hebrew script and strongly influenced Nabataean and Arabic writingA large corpus survives in the 5th-century BCE Elephantine papyri, providing everyday letters and contractsStandardised grammar and vocabulary became the base for later Jewish and Christian Aramaic textsImperial-period phrases appear in parts of the Hebrew Bible and among the Dead Sea Scroll fragments. |
| Sample phrase | 𐡔𐡋𐡌𐡀 𐡏𐡋𐡉𐡊 𐡀𐡉𐡊 𐡀𐡍𐡕? |
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The Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE), Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) language, identified by the code arc, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.
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