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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

During the early Kassite Age the caravans from Babylon had to pass through the area controlled by Mitanni, which was therefore able to impose heavy duties and fill its coffers with Babylonian gold.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

Thus one of the tablets we possess contains a list of Kassite or Kossean words with their signification; in other cases we have Mitannian, Elamite, and Canaanite words quoted, with their meanings attached to them.

From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Kassite influence, 7, 8; the inhabitants, 9; trade, ibid.,

From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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