Kassite

Description:

The Kassite Period is denoted by the control of the Kassite people over Babylon after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire. They gained control after the Hittite capture of the city, and established a dynasty based at Dur-Kurigalzu. The horse was introduced into Babylonia at this time. They brought political stability to the region and were able to rule Babylonia for almost four hundered years. Nippur was the most important provincial center, and was restored to its former religious glory under the Kassites. The period was ended by the entry of the Elamites, and the sacking of Babylon.

Ultra-Low Chronology

Short/Low Chronology: 1531-1155 BCE

Middle Chronology: 1475-1155 BCE

Long/High Chronology:

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
2758	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kudurru. Property: House of Sin-she-me Column I - 28 lines - Almost all defaced. Column II - 28 lines - [curses] good. Column III - 15 lines - half defaced. (Celephon. Illegible) Cassite period. Found with U.2760. H.C.
2877	(none)	(none)	B16482, B16482	Brick of ^dAdad-apal-i-din-nam. Restoration of Egish-shir-gal. H.C.
3019	(none)	(none)	(none)	Foundation tablets. Kurigalzu. Limestone. To dNin-BAD-LA, his king, Kurigalzu minister of Enlil, mighty king, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the 4 regions of the world. The Ga-(bur ), the old house decayed from ancient days, he built, and restored to his place. Same text on Copper U.3022. H.C.
3022	(none)	(none)	(none)	Foundation tablet. Kurigalzu. Copper. Same text as Limestone tablet U.3019.
30504	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30505	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30506	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30507	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30508	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30509	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30510	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30511	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30513	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30514	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30516	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30517	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
3202	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kurigalzu Brick. Fragment. To Nin(- ). (his) lady, Ku-ri(gal-zu), minister, of En(-lil), (mighty) king, king of the (4 regions of the world?), (her?) temple, has built. H.C.
3286	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick of Kurigalzu. To Nannar, his king, Kurigalzuthe minister of Enlil, the mighty king, king of the 4 regions of the world has built E-ga-nun-mah the old house, which decayed from ancient days and has restored it to his place. H.C.
3305	(none)	1927,1003.113	(none)	Silver cup. Straight-sided cup of silver alloyed with copper and ornamented. Type sketch 1:1. in Cat. In text: kassite period(16) [drawing 1:1]
3327	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mud statuette. Broken. Standing figurine with clasped hands, long shawl of robe. Upper part above hands broken off off actually 12 1/2 by 7 cm.. Inscription on back: --Mu-ir-ru-um --mu-kin par-si The commandment? the keeper of the ordnances H.C.
6322A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6644	(none)	1927,0527.74	(none)	Silver situla. Fragment. With silver handle hinged onto the rim. E.
6715	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Account. Dated 13th year of Adad shum nasir king of Babylon (BC 1234) H.C.
7565	(none)	1928,1010.371	(none)	Bar. Iron. Rectangular in section, loop at one end. Badly corroded. Tapering at one end. Thick end is hollowed out to a depth of 10mm
7787A	52-30-121	(none)	(none)	Tablets 20 business documents; principally contracts (including 4 covered with seal impression, which are unmarked in a box): dated to latter part of Kassite dyn. (13 cent.): cf. (A) ^dsa-gar-rak-ti-Su-ri-ia-as 9: 1262-50 (B) ^dRamman-sum-iddin(SUM)-na l(mu-sag) 1238-33 (C) ^dRamman-sum-nazir 1232-03. (D) ^dRamman-sum-nazir. (therefore dates of QS High level = 1262-1175)