Babylonian Aramaic was the form of
Middle Aramaic employed by writers in Babylonia between the 4th century and the 11th century CE. It is most commonly identified with the language of the Babylonian
Talmud (which was completed in the seventh century) and of post-Talmudic (
Geonic) literature, which are the most important cultural products of
Babylonian Jews. The most important
epigraphic sources for the dialect are the hundreds of Aramaic
magic bowls written.