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cas·site

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  1. Kassite, Cassitenoun

    an ancient language spoken by the Kassites

  2. Kassite, Cassitenoun

    a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC

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  1. cassite

    The Kassites () were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire c. 1531 BC and until c. 1155 BC (short chronology). They gained control of Babylonia after the Hittite sack of Babylon in 1531 BC, and established a dynasty generally assumed to have been based first in that city, after a hiatus. Later rule shifted to the new city of Dur-Kurigalzu. By the time of Babylon's fall, the Kassites had already been part of the region for a century and a half, acting sometimes with the Babylon's interests and sometimes against. There are records of Kassite and Babylonian interactions, in the context of military employment, during the reigns of Babylonian kings Samsu-iluna (1686 to 1648 BC), Abī-ešuh, and Ammī-ditāna.The origin and classification of the Kassite language, like the Sumerian language and Hurrian language, is uncertain, and, also like the two latter languages, has generated a wide array of speculation over the years, even to the point of linking it to Sanskrit. The Kassite religion is also poorly known. The names of some Kassite deities are known. The chief gods, titular gods of the kings, were Shuqamuna and Shumaliya. As was typical in the region, there was some cross pollination with other religions. After Babylon came within the Kassite sphere of control its city-god, Marduk was absorbed into the Kassite pantheon.

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  1. cassite

    The Cassites were an ancient people from Zagros Mountains (present-day Iran), who ruled Babylon as the Kassite dynasty from approximately 16th century BC to 1155 BC. They are characterized by their distinctive language which is not classified in any known language family, and by the significant cultural influence they had on Babylonian society. The origin and early history of the Cassites is largely unknown.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cassite in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cassite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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