cassite

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro del antiguo pueblo que gobernó Babilonia entre aproximadamente 1600 y 1200 a.C., o a la lengua que hablaban, así como lo relativo a esa civilización.

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.

nombre propio

1. Ancient languageC2formal

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

   Idioma casita

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

   Sinónimoskassite

2. Member of an ancient peopleC2formal

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

   casita (pueblo antiguo)

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

   Sinónimoskassite