The Akkadian language, which Babylonians in Daniel’s time spoke, used the same word Kal-du (from the Sumerian Gal-du to refer to both the priests and the nation.
Lugha ya Kiakadi, ambayo Wababeli wa wakati wa Danieli waliiongea, walitumia neno hilohilo Kal-du (litokanalo na neno la Kisumeri Gal-du) kwa makuhani na taifa.