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Kassites

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kassites or Cassites , ancient people, probably of Indo-European origin. They were first mentioned in historical texts as occupying the W Iranian plateau. In the 18th cent. BC they swept down on Babylonia , conquered the region, and ruled there until the 12th cent. BC, when they returned to the Iranian plateau. They remained more or less independent until the beginning of the Christian era, when they disappeared from history. Author not available, KASSITES. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Kassites
Kassites See BABYLON . Read more
cuneiform law
...cuneiform script ( cuneiform writing ). It includes the laws of the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Elamites, Hurrians, Kassites, and Hittites. Unlike modern legal codes, these ancient codes do not systematically treat all the rules applicable to a given... Read more

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