Assyrians
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Assyrians are a distinct ethnic group native to Mesopotamia with roots in ancient Assyria. They speak varieties of Neo-Aramaic, a branch of the Semitic language family that replaced Akkadian during th
Part of the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal, c. 645–635 BC
Mor Mattai Monastery (Dayro d-Mor Mattai) in, Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq. It is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence. It is famous for its magnificent library and a considerable collection of Syriac Christian manuscripts
Mar Elias (Eliya), the Nestorian bishop of the Urmia plain village of Geogtapa, c. 1831
Hanne Safar (center)
Syriac language
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The Syriac language, also known natively in its spoken form in early Syriac literature as Edessan, the Mesopotamian language and Aramaic, is an Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect. Classical Syriac is the
An 11th-century Syriac manuscript
The Syriac alphabet
Late Syriac text, written in Madnhāyā script, from Thrissur, Kerala, India, 1799
An ancient mosaic from Edessa, from the 2nd century AD, with inscriptions in early Edessan Aramaic (Old Syriac)