Distinguish Kaysites Image Kassite Babylonia EN.svg right 300px thumb The Babylonian Empire under the Kassites. Portal Ancient Near East Ancient Mesopotamia History of Iran The Kassites were an ancient ... isolate . History The original homeland of the Kassites is obscure, but appears to have been located ... Oppenheim Oppenheim 1964, p. 62 . Over the centuries, however, the Kassites were absorbed into the Babylonian ... and imprisoned there, where he also died. However, Kassites survived as a distinct ethnic group ... Sennacherib on his Iranian campaign of 702 BC subdued some Kassites in a battle near Hulwan, Iran ... of the Kassite name. However, it is not clear if Kassites were actually living in that region so late. Herodotus was almost certainly referring to Kassites when he described Asiatic Ethiopians ... that had originally used the name Cush , or something similar, to describe the Kassites Cush was also a name for Ethiopia. A similar confusion of Kassites with Ethiopians is evident in various ancient ... Achaemenid period, the Kassites, referred to as Kossaei , lived in the mountains to the east of Media ... Persians, according to a citation of Nearchus by Strabo 13.3.6 . But Kassites again fought on the Persian ... later separately attacked the Kassites in the winter , after which they stopped their tribute ... implies that the Kassites intervened to support a particular group within Elam or Elymais against ... one of many cases where Ptolemy relied on out of date sources. It is believed that the name of the Kassites ... that some of them took Babylonian names, the Kassites retained their traditional clan and tribal ... www.iranica.com newsite articles ot grp9 ot kassites 20051223.html Kassites in Encyclopedia Iranica ... by the Kassites see Balkan, 1954, passim Jaritz, 1957 is to be used with caution . As is clear from this material, the Kassites spoke a language without a genetic relationship to any other known tongue ... der Kassiten , The Language of the Kassites , in German , American Oriental Series, vol. 37, New ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 Tukulti Ninurta Epic is an Assyria n Epic poetry epic , written in the Akkadian language that describes and glorifies the wars and conquests of the Assyrian King Tukulti Ninurta I against Kashtiliash IV , King of the Kassites . Category Mesopotamian mythology Category Akkadian literature MEast myth stub poetry stub hu Tukulti Ninurta eposz ... more details
Kadashman Enlil I was a Kassites Kassite King of Babylon from ca. 1374 BC to 1360 BC short chronology . He is known to have been a contemporary of Amenhotep III of Egypt , with whom he corresponded three letters authored by Kadashman Enlil are preserved in the Amarna letters corpus. This dates Kadashman Enlil to the first half of the 14th century BC by most standard chronologies. His successor was the considerably more well known Burna Buriash II , who also wrote several letters preserved in Egyptian archives to the Egyptian pharaoh. Portal Ancient Near East Wikisource s start Succession box title Kassites Kassite king of Babylon before Kurigalzu I after Burnaburiash II years ca. 1374 1359 60 BC short chronology short s end Category Amarna letters authors Category 14th century BC deaths Category Kassite kings AncientNearEast bio stub am 1 ca Kadashman Enlil I cs Kada man Enlil I. de Kada man Enlil I. es Kadashman Enlil I eu Kadashman Enlil I.a fr Kadashman Enlil Ier hu I. Kadasman Enlil babiloni kir ly nl Kada man Enlil I ru I sh Kada man Enlil I ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2011 The Karkas mountain chain Persian language Persian Reshteh kuh e Karkas is located in Central Iran. It ranges from Kashan to Ardestan over more than 100 km and is mainly composed of igneous plutonic and volcanic , pyroclastic and somewhat Sedimentary rock sedimentary Tertiary rocks. In the central part, this mountain chain consists of a Precambrian Paleozoic basement. The highest peak of the Karkas Mountains is 3895m which is close to Natanz . Etymology Although in Persian language Persian karkas means vulture , it is possible that the name of this mountain chain is derived from the settlement activity of ancient Kassites in the area, since in the ancient Assyria n language Kar Kassi means town or land of the Kassites modified interpretation after Roman Ghirshman , 1954 . iran geo stub coord 33 27 21 N 51 48 00 E display title region IR type mountain source dewiki Category Mountain ranges of Iran de Kuh e Karkas ... more details
Portal Ancient Near East The Nazimaruttash kudurru stone is a boundary stone kudurru of Nazimarutta , a Kassites Kassite king of Babylon , ca. 1307 1282 BC short chronology . Some kudurrus are known for their portrayal of the king, etc., who consigned it. Most kudurrus portray Mesopotamia gods, which are often portrayed graphically in segmented Register sculpture register s on the stone. Nazimaruttash s kudurru does not use registers. Instead, graphic symbols are used. External links http www.gutenberg.org files 17321 17321 h images 256.jpg Kudurru Image http www.gutenberg.org files 17321 17321 h v1c.htm Article discussing Nazimarutta Kudurru , Boundary Stone . coord missing Iran Category Kudurru boundary stones AncientNearEast stub ... more details
Infobox Language name Kassite Cassite familycolor Isolate states Babylon extinct region Middle East extinct by the end of the 4th century BCE family Language isolate iso2 iso3 Portal Ancient Near East Kassite Cassite language was a language spoken by Kassites in northern Mesopotamia from approximately the 18th to the 4th century BC. From the 16th to 12th centuries BC, kings of Kassite origin ruled in Babylon until they were overthrown by Elamites . Kassites in the Babylon state used mostly the Akkadian language . Traces of the Kassite language are few a short Kassite Akkadian dictionary containing agricultural and technical terms, names of colors etc., and lists of personal names some names are collated with Semitic equivalents , names of deities and horses. A lack of Kassite texts makes the reconstruction of Kassite grammar impossible at present. Genetic relations of the Kassite language are unclear, although it s believed to be unrelated to Semitic relation with Elamite language Elamite is doubtful. Some words may have been adopted from the Indo Iranian languages . Morphemes are not known the words buri ruler and burna protected probably have the same root. Literature Ancilotti, A. La lingua dei Cassiti . Milan, 1980 Balkan, K. Kassitenstudien. I. Die Sprache der Kassiten . New Haven, 1954. Jaritz, K. Die kassitische Sprachreste Anthropos , vol. 52, 1957. External links http www.trypillia.narod.ru articles gr6.htm in Russian DEFAULTSORT Kassite Language Category Language isolates Category Kassites Category Eurasian nomads Category History of Iraq Category History of Iran de Kassitische Sprache es Idioma casita mk no Kassittisk pl J zyk kasycki ru ... more details
Koohdasht also Kuhdasht is a city in the Lorestan province in western Iran . The population was estimated to number 230000 residents in 2009 http www.gazetteer.de wg.php?x &men gpro&lng fr&des gamelan&dat 200&geo 106&srt pnan&col aohdqcfbeimg&pt c&va &geo 444730760 . Koohdasht is a large plain which is surrounded by mountains. In Persian language Persian , Koohdash is composed of Kooh, which means mountain, and Dasht, which means plain. Koohdasht was the residence of Kassites , one of the ancient peoples of Zagros mountains. There are some antique pieces of bronze in Louvre museum from Kassite civilization. coord 33 31 48 N 47 36 00 E type city region IR source frwiki display title Category Populated places in Lorestan Province Lorestan geo stub Lorestan Province fa fr Kuhdasht it Kuhdasht arz ro Kuhdasht tg tr Kuhde t ku K de t ... more details
The Melishipak kudurru Land grant to Marduk apla iddina I is a boundary stone kudurru of Meli ipak , a Kassites Kassite ruler of Babylon ca. 1186 1172 BC short chronology . The land grant was made to his son, Marduk apla iddina I . At least 3 kudurrus of Melishipak are known. Some kudurrus are known for their representations of the king, etc, who consigned it. Most kudurrus portray Mesopotamia n gods, who are often portrayed graphically in segmented Register sculpture register s on the stone. See also Portal Ancient Near East Kudurru Meli ipak Marduk apla iddina I External links http cartelen.louvre.fr cartelen visite?srv car not frame&idNotice 24648 The Marduk apla iddina grant at Louvre The Louvre sup French sup . coord missing Iran Category Kudurru boundary stones AncientNearEast stub ... more details
Portal Ancient Near East The Kudurru of Gula is a boundary stone Kudurru for the Babylon ian goddess Gula . Gula is the goddess of healing. It is from the 14th century 13th century BC Kassites Kassite Babylon ia, and is located at the Louvre . The Kudurru of Gula shows Gula seated on her chair with her dog adjacent. Another side of the kudurru has Register sculpture register s representing symbols of gods, and also sections of Cuneiform script cuneiform text. See also Gula Kudurru External links http arethuse1.free.fr detail.php?nom 00255 Kudurru Image http arethuse1.free.fr definition images.php?mot Babylone Article http www.nomdundieu.com Nederlands 3.3.1 20Kudurru 20Gula.jpg Kudurru Image http www.nomdundieu.com Nederlands 3.3.1 koningslijstenvan 20Kish.htm Article with Kudurru of Gula . Category Kudurru boundary stones Category Mesopotamian deities Gula, Kudurru of AncientNearEast stub Sculpture stub ... more details
This is a list of sovereign state s that existed between 1200 BC and 1101 BC. Sovereign states class wikitable border 1 Sovereign state Years Assyria Babylon Third Dynasty Kassites 1595 1155 BC Babylon Fourth Dynasty 1155 689 BC New Kingdom of Egypt Egypt New Kingdom 1570 1070 BCE Elam 2700 539 BC Gojoseon Ancient Korean kingdom 2333 BCE Hittite Empire 18th century BC 1180 BC Shang dynasty Shang Shang Dynasty 1766 1050 BC Ugarit Lists of sovereign states by year expanded BCE DEFAULTSORT List Of Sovereign States In The 12th Century Bc Category Lists of sovereign states by century 12th century BC Category 12th century BC ... more details
This is a list of sovereign state s that existed between 1300 BCE and 1201 BCE. Sovereign states class wikitable border 1 Sovereign state Years Assyria Babylon Kassites 1595 1157 BC New Kingdom of Egypt Egypt New Kingdom 1570 1070 BCE Elam 2700 539 BC Gojoseon Ancient Korean kingdom 2333 108 BCE Hittite Empire 18th century 1180 BC Mitanni 1500 1300 BC Shang dynasty Shang Shang Dynasty 1766 BC 1050 BC Ugarit Lists of sovereign states by year expanded BCE DEFAULTSORT List Of Sovereign States In The 13th Century Bc Category Lists of sovereign states by century 13th century BC Category 13th century BC ... more details
This is a list of sovereign state s that existed between 1400 BCE and 1301 BCE. Sovereign states class wikitable border 1 Sovereign state Years Assyria Babylon Kassites 1595 1157 BC New Kingdom of Egypt Egypt New Kingdom 1570 1070 BCE Elam 2700 539 BC Gojoseon Ancient Korean kingdom 2333 108 BCE Hittite Empire 18th century BC 1180 BC Mitanni 1500 1300 BC Shang dynasty Shang Shang Dynasty 1766 1050 BC Ugarit Lists of sovereign states by year expanded BCE DEFAULTSORT List Of Sovereign States In The 14th Century Bc Category Lists of sovereign states by century 14th century BC Category 14th century BC ... more details
This is a list of sovereign state s that existed between 1500 BC and 1401 BC. Sovereign states class wikitable border 1 Sovereign state Years Assyria Babylon Kassites 1595 1157 BC New Kingdom of Egypt Egypt New Kingdom 1570 1070 BCE Elam 2700 539 BC Gojoseon Ancient Korean kingdom 2333 108 BCE Hittite Empire 18th century BC 1180 BC Mitanni 1500 1300 BC Shang dynasty Shang Shang Dynasty 1766 1050 BC Lists of sovereign states by year expanded BCE DEFAULTSORT List Of Sovereign States In The 15th Century Bc Category Lists of sovereign states by century 15th century BC Category 15th century BC ... more details
orphan date March 2010 This is a list of sovereign state s that existed between 1600 BCE and 1501 BCE. Sovereign states class wikitable border 1 Sovereign state Years Assyria Babylon Kassites 1595 1157 BC New Kingdom of Egypt Egypt New Kingdom 1570 1070 BCE Elam 2700 539 BC Gojoseon Ancient Korean kingdom 2333 108 BCE Hittite Empire 18th century BC 1180 BC Shang dynasty Shang Shang Dynasty 1766 1050 BC Ugarit Lists of sovereign states by year expanded BCE DEFAULTSORT List Of Sovereign States In The 16th Century Bc Category Lists of sovereign states by century 16th century BC Category 16th century BC ... more details
Decadebox BC 153 Events and trends 1539 BC End of Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt , start of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt Eighteenth Dynasty . 1539 BC Approximate first use of the Valley of the Kings . 1534 BC The oldest dated star chart was made in Ancient Egypt . ref cite journal last von Spaeth first Ove title Dating the Oldest Egyptian Star Map journal Centaurus International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science and Technology year 2000 volume 42 issue 3 pages 159 179 url http www.moses egypt.net star map senmut1 mapdate en.asp accessdate 2007 10 21 ref 1530 BC End of the First Dynasty of Babylon and the start of the Kassites Kassite Dynasty see History of Iraq . Significant people References references Category 1530s BC Category Decades 846 bs 1530te p.n.e. ca D cada del 1530 aC es A os 1530 a. C. eu K. a. 1530ko hamarkada fa ka . . 1530 ms 1530 an SM sk 30. roky 16. storo ia pred Kr. sh 1530 e pne. tt MA 1530. y llar zh 1530 ... more details
Zababa also Zamama was the Hittites Hittite way of writing the name of a war god, using Akkadian language Akkadian Hittite cuneiform writing conventions . Most likely, this spelling represents the native Anatolian Hattian god Wurunkatte . He is identified with the Akkadian god Ninurta . His Hurrian name was Astabis . In southern Mesopotamia, Zababa was the tutelary god of the city of Kish Sumer Kish , whose sanctuary was the E meteursag . Several ancient Mesopotamia n kings were named in honor of Zababa, including Ur Zababa of Kish Sumer Kish early patron of Sargon of Akkad and Zababa shumma iddini a 12th century BCE Kassites Kassite king of Babylon . See also Portal Mythology Ancient Near East Hittite mythology Hurrian mythology Category Hittite deities Category Hurrian deities Category Mesopotamian deities Category War gods Category Tutelary MEast myth stub fr Zababa ko nl Zababa pl Zababa ru ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Marduk apla iddina I Akkadian language Akkadian Marduk gave a son Citation needed date May 2008 was a Kassites Kassite king of Babylon ca. 1171 1159 BC short chronology . He was the son and successor of Meli Shipak II , from whom he had previously Meli ipak kudurru Land grant to Marduk apal iddina I received lands , as recorded on a Kudurru . See also Portal Ancient Near East Kings of Babylon DEFAULTSORT Marduk Apal Iddina I Category 1157 BC deaths Category Babylonian kings Category Kassite kings AncientNearEast bio stub ca Mardukaplaiddina cs Marduk apla iddina I. de Marduk apla iddina I. es Marduk apla iddina I eu Marduk apla iddina fr Marduk apla iddina nl Marduk Apla Iddina I ru I sh Marduk apal iddina I ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Portal Ancient Near East Burna Buriash I and II were two kings in the Kassites Kassite dynasty of Babylon . The more well known of these was Burna Buriash II, ruling ca. 1359 1333 BC short chronology according to the high chronology of the Kassite Dynasty. He was a contemporary of the Ancient Egypt Egypt ian Pharaoh Akhenaten . The diplomatic correspondence between the two kings is preserved in the Amarna letters . The relationship between Babylon and Egypt during his reign was friendly at the start, and a marriage alliance was in the making. Later in his reign the Assyria n king Ashur uballit I was received at the Egyptian court. This caused a great deal of dismay from Burna Buriash who claimed the Assyrians were his vassals. Assyria emerged as a great power during his reign, threatening the northern border of the kingdom. DEFAULTSORT Burna Buriash Category Babylonian kings Category Amarna Period Category Kassite kings Category 14th century BC people AncientNearEast bio stub ca Burnaburiash II cs Burna Buria II. de Burna buria II. es Burna Buriash II fr Burna Buriash II hu II. Burnaburias babiloni kir ly nl Burnaburiash II pl Burnaburiasz II ru II sh Burna Buria ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Enlil nirari was King of Assyria from 1330 BC to 1319 BC, or from 1317 BC to 1308 BC. He was the son of Ashur uballit I . He fought against Kurigalzu , one of the mightiest Kassites Kassite kings of Babylon , in the battle of Sugagu to establish the boundary between both states. See also Kings of Assyria br Start box Succession box title King of Assyria before Ashur uballit I after Arik den ili years 1330&ndash 1319 BCE End box DEFAULTSORT Enlil Nirari Category Assyrian kings Category 14th century BC deaths MEast royal stub Assyrian stub ca Enlilnirari cs Enlil n r r de Enlil nirari es Enlil nirari eo Enlil nirari eu Enlil nirari fr Enlil nerari hr Enlil nirari nl Enlil nirari ja pl Enlil narari ru sh Enlil nirari ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2010 Nazimaruttash was a Kassites Kassite king of Babylon ca. 1307 1282 BC short chronology . Nazimaruttash is known to have made at least one Kudurru boundary stone. He is also mentioned in the Babylonian Chronicles Synchronistic Chronicle ABC 21 as having fought a battle with Adad Nirari I of Assyria at Kar I tar of Ugarsallu . However, the Assyrians won a complete victory over the Babylonians in this battle, thereby acquiring territory from them. See also Portal Ancient Near East Nazimarutta kudurru stone External links http www.gutenberg.org files 17321 17321 h images 256.jpg Kudurru Image http www.gutenberg.org files 17321 17321 h v1c.htm Article discussing Nazimarutta Kudurru , Boundary Stone . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Babylonian kings Category 13th century BC deaths Category Kassite kings AncientNearEast bio stub ca Nazimaruttash cs Nazimarutta de Nazi Marutta es Nazi Maruttash eu Nazi Maruttash pl Nazi Maruttasz ru sh Nazimarutta ... more details
Portal Ancient Near East Agum III was a Kassites Kassite king of Babylon ca. mid 14th century BC. Little is known about the king, with the only Babylonian reference to him from an expedition he led against the Sealand ca. 1465 BC ref Michael Rice, Harriet Crawford Ed, Traces of Paradise The Archaeology of Bahrain, 2500BC 300AD, IB Tauris, 2002 p114 ref . He reputedly conquered the Sealand city of Dur Ea , which left him in control of all of Babylonia. ref Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, The Cambridge Ancient History, Cambridge University Press, 178, p433 ref He was succeeded by his son, Ulamburaish Citation needed date May 2008 , who undertook further campaigns against the Sealands. ref H. W. F. Saggs, The Greatness that was Babylonia, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1962, p80 ref . References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Agum Iii ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Agum Iii Category Kassite kings AncientNearEast bio stub ca Agum III cs Agum III. es Agum III ru III sh Agum III ... more details
Decadebox BC 164 Events and trends 1640 BC The Middle Kingdom of Egypt Middle Kingdom ends in Ancient Egypt and the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt starts. Significant people Bazaia, King of Assyria, r. 1650 1622 BC ref cite web title oldassyrian BOT GENERATED TITLE url http www.geocities.com garyweb65 oldassy.html work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5keWei3C1 archivedate 2009 10 19 deadurl yes ref Ammi Ditana , King of Babylonia, r. 1684 1647 BC Middle Chronology Ammi Saduqa , King of Babylonia, r. 1647 1626 BC Middle Chronology King Tang of Shang Tang , Shang Dynasty King of China, r. 1675 1646 BC Da Ding of Shang T i D ng , Shang Dynasty King of China, r. 1646 1644 BC Bu Bing , Shang Dynasty King of China, r. 1644 1612 BC Salitis , Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt Fifteenth dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1648 1628 BC Djehuti , Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt Sixteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1650 1647 BC Sobekhotep VIII , Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt Sixteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1647 1631 BC Kuk Nashur II, King of Elam, r. c. 1650 1635 BC ref http www.allempires.com article index.php?q The Elamite Empire ref Hattusili I , King of the Hittites , r. c.1650 1620 BC middle chronology ref cite web title Information about the Hittites Hittite King List BOT GENERATED TITLE url http www.hittites.info hittiteKingList.aspx work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5iQIJUnCq archivedate 2009 07 20 deadurl no accessdate 2009 07 17 ref Kashtiliash II, King of the Kassites , r. 1650 1640 BC Urzigurumash, King of the Kassites , r. 1640 1630 BC Ishkibal, List of Kings of Babylon Sealand Dynasty .28Dynasty II of Babylon.29 King of the Sealand , r. 1657 1642 BC Shushshi, List of Kings of Babylon Sealand Dynasty .28Dynasty II of Babylon.29 King of the Sealand , r. 1642 1618 BC References reflist Category 1640s BC Category Decades 835 bs 1640te p.n.e. ca D cada del 1640 aC da 1640 erne f.Kr. es A os 1640 a. C. eu K. a. 1640ko hamarkada fa ka . ... more details
Image Caillou Michaux CdM.jpg thumb 280px Babylonian kudurru of the late Kassites Kassite period found near Baghdad by the French botanist Andr Michaux Cabinet des M dailles , Paris Kudurru was a type of stone document used as boundary stones and as records of land grant s to vassal s by the Kassites in ancient Babylonia between the 16th and 12th centuries BCE. ref cite book first Paul G. last Bahn year 2000 title The Atlas of World Archaeology edition publisher Checkmark Books location New York isbn 0 8160 4051 6 page 78 ref The word is Akkadian language Akkadian for frontier or boundary cf. Hebrew gader , fence, boundary . The kudurrus are the only surviving artworks for the period of Kassite rule in Babylonia with examples kept in the Louvre and the National Museum of Iraq . The kudurrus recorded the land granted by the king to his vassals as a record of his decision. The original kudurru would be stored in a temple while the person granted the land would be given a clay copy to use as a boundary stone to confirm legal ownership. The kudurrus would contain symbolic images of the gods who were protecting the contract, the contract itself and the divine curse that would be placed on a person who broke the contract. Some kudurrus also contained an image of the king who granted the land. As they contained a great deal of images as well as a contract, kudurrus were engraved on large slabs of stone. See also Portal Iraq Ancient Near East Eanna shum iddina kudurru Kudurru for Ritti Marduk Kudurru of Gula Kudurru of Melishihu Marduk apal iddina II kudurru Marduk nadin ahhe kudurru Marduk zakir umi I kudurru Meli ipak kudurru Land grant to Marduk apal iddina I Nazimarutta kudurru stone Footnotes references References Commons Category Kudurru http www.bible history.com babylonia BabyloniaThe Kudurru.htm Bible History Online article on kudurru http www.bible history.com ancient art Kudurru of Melishihu.html Bible History Online article on the Kudurru of Melishihu in the Louvre ... more details
Decadebox BC 169 Events and trends The Minoan Civilization Minoan and Harappan Civilization s continue to exist in Crete and Ancient India disambiguation Ancient India respectively. 1700 BC 1700 1500 BC Hurrian conquests. Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Second Intermediate Period , in which the Hyksos invade Ancient Egypt Egypt , continues. 1698 BC King Jie of China kills his minister Guan Longfeng according to Chinese legend. The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt , according to Thrasyllus of Mendes , an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of Tiberius c. 1691 BC . 1691 BC June Lunar eclipse Lunar Saros cycle Saros 32 begins. http sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov eclipse LEsaros LEsaros1 175.html Significant people Belu bani , Kings of Assyria King of Assyria , r. 1700 1691 BC . Libaia , Kings of Assyria King of Assyria r. 1691 1674 BC . Abi eshuh , King of Babylon, r. 1712 1684 middle chronology Jie of Xia Jie , Legendary King of the supposed Xia dynasty Xia Dynasty Modern Controversies existence disputed in China, r. c.1728 1675 BC Merneferre Ay , Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt Egypt , r. c.1714 1691 BC Merhotepre Ini , Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt Egypt , r. c.1691 1689 BC Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt Fourteenth dynasty Pharaohs see List of Pharaohs for details , 1705 1690 BC Lila Ir Tash king of the Elamite Empire , r. c.1700 c. 1698 BC . Temti Agun I king of the Elamite Empire , r. c.1698 c. 1690 BC . Tan Uli king of the Elamite Empire , r. c.1690 c. 1655 BC . Agum I, King of the Kassites , r. 1705 1690 BC ref cite web title oldbabylon BOT GENERATED TITLE url http www.geocities.com garyweb65 oldbaby.html work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5keWf3SQX archivedate 2009 10 19 deadurl yes ref Kashtiliash I, King of the Kassites , r. 1690 1680 BC ref cite web title oldbabylon BOT GENERATED TITLE url http www.geocities.com garyweb65 oldbaby.html work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5keWf3SQX archivedate 2009 10 19 deadurl yes ref Itti Ili Nibi, List ... more details
about the mineral the ancient people Kassites Infobox mineral name Kassite category Hydroxide mineral boxwidth boxbgcolor image caption formula CaTi sub 2 sub O sub 4 sub OH sub 2 sub molweight 235.09 strunz 04.DH.10 dana color Brown red, colorless, light yellow habit Pseudo hexagonal system Monoclinic Prismatic 2 m , space group P2 sub 1 sub a lattice twinning cleavage 010 Perfect fracture Brittle tenacity mohs 5 luster Adamantine refractive n sub sub 1.95, n sub sub 2.13, n sub sub 2.21 opticalprop Biaxial , 2V 58 , Dispersion very strong, r v birefringence 0.26 pleochroism none streak White gravity 3.42 density melt fusibility diagnostic solubility diaphaneity other Not radioactive references ref name Webmin http webmineral.com data Kassite.shtml Kassite at Webmineral ref ref name Mindat http www.mindat.org min 2166.html Kassite at Mindat ref Kassite is a rare mineral with formula CaTi sub 2 sub O sub 4 sub OH sub 2 sub . It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system and forms radiating rosettes and pseudo hexagonal tabular crystals which are commonly Crystal twinning twinned . Crystals are brownish pink to pale yellow and are translucent with an adamantine luster. Cleavage is distinct and the crystals are very brittle. It was first described in 1965 from the Afrikanda pyroxenite massif , Kola Peninsula , Russia and was named for Nikolai Grigorievich Kassin 1885 1949 , Russian geologist. It occurs as miarolitic miarolytic cavity fillings of alkalic pegmatite s in the Kola occurrence and in nepheline syenite in the Magnet Cove igneous complex of Arkansas , USA. Its mineral association includes cafetite , perovskite , titanite , rutile and ilmenite . It is polymorphous with cafetite. References reflist Category Oxide minerals oxide mineral stub ... more details
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