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For other uses of Ammonite see Ammonite (disambiguation).Ammonite is the extinct Hebrewic dialect of the Ammonite people mentioned in the Bible who used to live in modern-day Jordan and after whom its capital Amman is named. Only fragments of their language survive – chiefly the 9th century BC Amman Citadel Inscription the 7th-6th century BC Tell Siran bronze bottle and a few ostraca.