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Kassite

or Cas·site

[ kas-ahyt ]

/ ˈkæs aɪt /

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noun

a member of an ancient people related to the Elamites, who ruled Babylonia from c1650 to c1100 b.c.

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Words nearby Kassite

Kasper, Kassa, Kassala, Kassapa, Kassel, Kassite, Kastler, Kästner, Kastor and Pollux, Kastrop-Rauxel, Kasugai

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How to use Kassite in a sentence

Unfortunately the artistic relics of the Kassite period are few, and for the most part unimportant.
Mesopotamian Archaeology|Percy S. P. Handcock
While the Kassite dynasty was reigning, a new kingdom arose in the north, that of Assyria.
A Primer of Assyriology|Archibald Henry Sayce
He founded a new city called Lukhaia, and appears to have repulsed a Kassite raid.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
Little is known regarding the relations between Elam and Babylonia during the Kassite period.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie

It was probably a centre of discontent during the whole period of Kassite ascendancy.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie