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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Example Sentences

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

Kadashman-Bel himself belonged to the house of the Kassite chiefs, who, about two hundred and fifty years previously, had invaded and conquered Babylonia, but who afterwards fully adopted Babylonian manners and customs.

From The Tell El Amarna Period by Hutchison, J. (Jane)

But a change came with the conquest of Babylonia by Kassite hordes from the mountains of Elam; the foreign kings ceased to be divine, and the title of “god” is given to them no more.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

While the Kassite dynasty was reigning, a new kingdom arose in the north, that of Assyria.

From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)