He added language links to Arabian, Cushite, Chaldean, and Phoenician tongues.
Donnelly cites George Smith's "Chaldean account of the Creation" (p.
Donnelly ends the chapter by saying the "sons of Ad" stand at the root of the Hebrews, Arabians, Chaldeans, Hindus, Persians, Egyptians, Ethiopians, Mexicans and Central Americans.
Chaldean Deluge
"It is a very remarkable fact," says Alfred Maury, "that we find in America traditions of the Deluge coming infinitely nearer to that of the Bible and the Chaldean religion than among any people of the Old World.
The Chaldean legend's "terrible water-spout" and the Aramæan tradition's "enormous volumes of water" issuing from the earth reflect similar events.
The Chaldean and Hindoo legends also reference significant mountains, like the Mountain of Nizir and the Mountain of the North, respectively.
This aligns with the Chaldean legend where humanity returned to mud and the "Popol Vuh" describing a "resinous thickness." Historical volcanic eruptions have shown similar impacts, such as the eruption in Iceland in 1783, which covered the sea with pumice, and the Sumbawa eruption in 1815, which impeded ships with floating cinders.
In the Chaldean story, Ea tells Khasisatra to bury the writings "in the City of the Sun at Sippara" (see https://drumsofatlantis.com/the-chaldean-deluge-story).
Chaldean and Syrian Traditions:
Chaldean Legend: Xisuthros (Khasisatra) is warned by the god Cronos (Ea) of a flood.
Ignatius Donnelly set two Chaldean flood stories side by side in Atlantis: The Antediluvian World, and he read both as memories of Atlantis.
The shorter version comes from Berosus, the Chaldean priest who wrote a history of Babylon for Greek readers.
The Chaldean ark is a true ship with a prow, a helm and a pilot, where the ark of Genesis is a chest, the form an inland people would imagine.
The Chaldean flood is a full cataclysm of thunder, earthquake and water-spout, which Donnelly compares with the "dreadful day and night" in Plato.
The site's book page with the text of the Chaldean account of the deluge is at https://drumsofatlantis.com/book/the-chaldean-account-of-the-deluge-text.
Chaldean Mythical Beings
In Chaldean mythology, there are references to various earth spirits and beings, some of which were believed to dwell underground.
23 The land of Egypt being first discovered by a woman, who was the daughter of Ham, and the daughter of Egyptus, which in the Chaldean signifies Egypt, which signifies that which is forbidden;
The statement also mentions that the name "Egyptus" in the Chaldean language signifies "Egypt." This seems to suggest a linguistic or etymological link between the name of the character Egyptus and the name of the country.
The Chaldean language, known as a Semitic language historically spoken in the Chaldean Dynasty of Babylon, does not have a direct connection to the naming of Egypt.
Note: Chaldea, historically, refers to a region in southern Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq, known for its rich history and as the center of the Chaldean Dynasty.