cassite

• Существительное, относящееся к древнему языку, на котором говорили касситы, или к представителю древнего народа, правившего Вавилонией между 1600 и 1200 годами до н.э.

A noun referring to an ancient language spoken by the Kassites, or a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC.

proper noun

1. Ancient languageC2formal

   An extinct language spoken by the Kassite people, known from a few surviving inscriptions and personal names.

   Касситский язык

   • Linguists have studied the limited evidence of Cassite.
   • The Cassite language remains poorly understood.
   • Only a few words of Cassite have been deciphered.

   Synonymskassite

2. Member of an ancient peopleC2formal

   A person belonging to the Kassite dynasty that ruled Babylonia from approximately 1600 to 1200 BC.

   Представитель древнего народа

   • The Cassites established a long-lasting dynasty in Mesopotamia.
   • A Cassite king rebuilt the temples of Babylon.
   • Archaeologists found artifacts from the Cassite period.

   Synonymskassite