Vannicn.
/ˈvanɪk/ = Khaldian n. b. Also as adj. Cf. Urartian n.
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1882 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 14 July 380 The Vannic inscriptions were noticed by Sir H. Rawlinson.
1888 A. H. Sayce Hittites vii. 134 The language of Ararat itself, the so-called Vannic, may belong to the same family of speech.
1897 W. H. Ward in H. von Hilprecht Rec. Res. in Bible Lands 172 We judge that the land of the Hittites, invaded by these Vannic kings, stretched along the upper course of the Euphrates.
1908 A. H. Sayce in Encycl. Relig. & Ethics I. 793/1 The present article deals with Proto-Armenian religion as revealed in the Vannic or ‘Khaldian’ cuneiform inscriptions.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia I. 832/2 The terms Chaldean and Vannic have also been used as designations for Urartian during earlier stages of research.
1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 162 Vannic Haldean... Formerly spoken in the Mount Ararat region near Lake Van.
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