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Cassite

Cassite

9.9
A person from an ancient people who ruled Babylon from about 1600 to 1200 BC
  • noun
: casita
  • The Cassite dynasty ruled Babylonia for several centuries.

Examples

  • The ancient Cassite dynasty contributed significantly to Babylonian history.

  • The Cassite people introduced new administrative systems to Babylonia.

  • Archaeologists discovered artifacts belonging to the Cassite period in Mesopotamia.

  • Did the Cassites influence Babylonian culture?

  • The ancient Cassite dynasty ruled Babylonia for several centuries.

  • The Cassite people introduced new administrative systems to Babylonia.

  • Archaeologists discovered artifacts belonging to the Cassite period in Mesopotamia.

Synonyms

Kassite
vsCassite
9.9

A person from an ancient people who ruled Babylonia from about 1600 to 1200 BC

is spelled with C in other sources instead of using K

Compounds

Cassite language
  • Specialized
9.9

An extinct language once spoken by the Kassite people in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium BCE

Surface Forms

Cassite singular
Cassites plural

Etymology

Cassite comes from the name of the ancient people called the Kassites, who lived in and ruled Babylon long ago, so a Cassite is a member of that people.