Classical Aramaic

Target entity: Classical Aramaic
Context triple: [Neo-Aramaic languages, developedFrom, Classical Aramaic]

• A. Middle Aramaic
  Middle Aramaic is a historical stage of the Aramaic language, used roughly between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, that served as a key transitional phase between earlier Imperial Aramaic and the later Neo-Aramaic languages.
• B. Aramaic
  Aramaic is an ancient Semitic language historically spoken in the Near East, notable as a lingua franca of empires and as the everyday language of parts of the biblical and early Christian world.
• C. Imperial Aramaic
  Imperial Aramaic is a standardized form of the Aramaic language that served as a major administrative and diplomatic lingua franca across the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Achaemenid Persian empires.
• D. Eastern Aramaic
  Eastern Aramaic is a branch of the Aramaic language group comprising several modern and classical dialects historically spoken across Mesopotamia and surrounding regions.
• E. Samaritan Aramaic
  Samaritan Aramaic is a distinct variety of Aramaic historically spoken and preserved in liturgical and literary traditions by the Samaritan community.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Classical Aramaic
Target entity description: Classical Aramaic is the standardized literary and liturgical form of the Aramaic language used in antiquity, notably in religious texts and inscriptions across the Near East.

• A. Middle Aramaic
  Middle Aramaic is a historical stage of the Aramaic language, used roughly between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, that served as a key transitional phase between earlier Imperial Aramaic and the later Neo-Aramaic languages.
• B. Aramaic
  Aramaic is an ancient Semitic language historically spoken in the Near East, notable as a lingua franca of empires and as the everyday language of parts of the biblical and early Christian world.
• C. Imperial Aramaic
  Imperial Aramaic is a standardized form of the Aramaic language that served as a major administrative and diplomatic lingua franca across the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Achaemenid Persian empires.
• D. Eastern Aramaic
  Eastern Aramaic is a branch of the Aramaic language group comprising several modern and classical dialects historically spoken across Mesopotamia and surrounding regions.
• E. Samaritan Aramaic
  Samaritan Aramaic is a distinct variety of Aramaic historically spoken and preserved in liturgical and literary traditions by the Samaritan community.
• F. None of above. chosen