QuestionsHattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archivesWhat was the Kassite language, and can it be classified from a 48-entry vocabulary and a few hundred names?Answer
Answer · Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives
Kassite is related to Hurrian and Urartian.
Kassite is related to Hurrian and Urartian.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Kassite common nouns from the vocabulary and the loanwords will match Hurrian or Urartian roots with regular correspondences.
- Kassite name elements will show Hurro-Urartian morphology, not only shared roots.
What would rule it out
- The proposed isoglosses are shown to be loans in one direction, or to match no better than chance on a fixed list.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Kassite is related to Hurrian and Urartian. [Answer ANS0DEDYPFYA2Y9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDYPFYA2Y9
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title = {Kassite is related to Hurrian and Urartian.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDYPFYA2Y9},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDYPFYA2Y9}
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