Outside of the Bible, "Aramaisms", including some found in the book of Daniel, have been seen in writings from Ugarit during the Amarna period, around 1400 B.C. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary also says the Aramaic of Daniel was used from the 7th century and on, and used in the fifth century by Jews in the papyrii in Elephantine, Egypt and in Ezra.
Nje ya Biblia, "Waarami", wakiwemo wale waliome kwenye Kitabu cha Danieli, wameonekana kwenye maandiko ya Ugariti wakati wa kipindi cha Amarna, karibu mwaka 1400 KK. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary pia inasema Kiarami cha kwenye Danieli kilitumika kutoka karne ya 7 na kuendelea, na kilitumiwa kwenye karne ya 5 na Wayahudi kwenye makaratasi ya mafunjo huko Yebu (Elephantine), Misri na kwenye Kitabu cha Ezra.