Kassites

Babylonia under the Sealand and Kassite Dynasties

fromSTUDIES IN ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN RECORDS

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Babylonia in the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE is one of the most understudied periods of Mesopotamian history. In the last few years, discoveries of new texts and archaeological materials from the Sealand Dynasty have emerged, which expand the possibilities to fill this…

Babylonia under the Sealand and Kassite Dynasties

fromSTUDIES IN ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN RECORDS

0 Type: Book

Babylonia in the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE is one of the most understudied periods of Mesopotamian history. In the last few years, discoveries of new texts and archaeological materials from the Sealand Dynasty have emerged, which expand the possibilities to fill this…

This thesis focuses on the study of foreign ruling minorities in traditional state societies. It investigates how the Kassites, as a foreign ethnic group, were able to control and maintain political power over the Babylonian majority for four centuries. In addition, it examines …