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 an Indo-Aryan (Indo-Iranian) language.
Kassite is an Indo-Aryan (Indo-Iranian) language.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The common nouns of BM 93005 (words for star, falcon, king, to give) will have Indo-Iranian etymologies.
- Kassite name morphology will show Indo-Iranian inflection.
What would rule it out
- The Indo-Iranian material is shown to be confined to a few divine names and titles while the rest of the lexicon has no Indo-Iranian etymology.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Kassite is an Indo-Aryan (Indo-Iranian) language. [Answer ANS0DEDYPVXP6AK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDYPVXP6AK
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