Kassite period
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The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kassite Babylonia | 5 |
| Kassite period canonical | 2 |
| Kassite dynasty of Babylon | 1 |
| Kassite dynasty of Babylonia | 1 |
| Middle Babylonian period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kassite period Context triple: [Nippur, continuedImportanceIn, Kassite period]
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Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
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Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
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Middle Assyrian
Middle Assyrian is a historical dialect of the Akkadian language used in Assyria during the late second millennium BCE, notable from administrative, legal, and literary cuneiform texts.
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Kushite period
The Kushite period was an era in ancient Nubian history when the Kingdom of Kush flourished politically and culturally, ruling parts of Nubia and at times even Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kassite period Target entity description: The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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A.
Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
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B.
Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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C.
Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
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D.
Middle Assyrian
Middle Assyrian is a historical dialect of the Akkadian language used in Assyria during the late second millennium BCE, notable from administrative, legal, and literary cuneiform texts.
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E.
Kushite period
The Kushite period was an era in ancient Nubian history when the Kingdom of Kush flourished politically and culturally, ruling parts of Nubia and at times even Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
period of Mesopotamian history ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
administrative continuity
ⓘ
cultural exchange ⓘ international diplomacy ⓘ long-lasting regime ⓘ political stability ⓘ religious patronage ⓘ |
| country |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| documentedIn | Amarna letters ⓘ |
| endCause | Elamite invasion of Babylonia ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Dynasty of Isin
ⓘ
post-Kassite period in Babylonia ⓘ |
| follows |
Old Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDiplomaticRelationsWith |
Assyria
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Elam ⓘ Hittite Empire ⓘ Mitanni ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ textile production ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupInPower | Kassites ⓘ |
| hasImportantCity |
Babylon
ⓘ
Dur-Kurigalzu ⓘ Isin ⓘ Larsa ⓘ Nippur ⓘ Ur ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian (liturgical) ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Agum II
ⓘ
Burnaburiash II ⓘ Kadašman-Enlil I ⓘ Kadašman-Enlil II ⓘ Kashtiliash IV ⓘ Kurigalzu I ⓘ Kurigalzu II ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Mesopotamian religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian polytheism
|
| hasRulingDynasty |
Kassites
ⓘ
surface form:
Kassite dynasty
|
| hasWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
kudurru boundary stones
ⓘ
land grants to elites ⓘ rebuilding temples ⓘ restoration of cult centers ⓘ use of kudurru as legal documents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
southern Mesopotamia
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| namedAfter | Kassites ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Babylonia ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Enlil
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Marduk ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Old Babylonian Empire
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surface form:
Old Babylonian period
|
| startTime | circa 16th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Kassite period Description of subject: The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
Referenced by (10)
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