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Aramaic: an imperial language without an empire

11 June 2021

Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies) discusses the history of Aramaic, one of the oldest living languages in the world that was once spoken from Egypt to Afghanistan and played an important role in the creation of great religious writings.

Listen: BBC World Service’s ‘The Forum’ (from 9 mins)