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Kassite

American  
[kas-ahyt] / ˈkæs aɪt /
Or Cassite

noun

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


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Like the Guti and the Amorites before them, over time, the Kassite rulers adopted the culture of their Mesopotamian subjects.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Was I molded and cast by a Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Kassite, Hurrian, Hyksos, Elamite, or by some barbaric genius of the Caucasus?

From Time Magazine Archive

Kassite supremacy lasted for over 570 years, and during that period Babylonia was known as Karduniash.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

Kassite Dynasty of 36 kings for 576 years 9 months.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

It grew independent during the latter period of the Kassite dynasty, and its kings formed compacts with the Kassites.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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