Kassite
or Cas·site
[ kas-ahyt ]
noun
a member of an ancient people related to the Elamites, who ruled Babylonia from c1650 to c1100 b.c.
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How to use Kassite in a sentence
With the kings of the Cassite dynasty Ramman seems to be popular.
Sumerian Hymns | Frederick Augustus VanderburghPeters dates this colonnade in the second millennium and assigns it to the Cassite period.
Mesopotamian Archaeology | Percy S. P. HandcockThese appear to have belonged to a family of Babylonians, some of whom adopted Cassite names.
We may therefore embrace the period of Hammurabi and his successors, down through the rule of the Cassite kings, under one head.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria | Morris JastrowDuring the reign of the Cassite dynasty, however, the worship of Ramman appears to have gained a stronger foothold.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria | Morris Jastrow
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