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T HAS been rightly stated that few conquerors left so great an impression of their power upon Babylonian peoples as did the Kassites, though we know little of their earlier history. Fortunately, some idea of their linguistic connections may be gained from a list of Kassite words compiled by Babylonian scribes, who gave also their corresponding Akkadian translations. Most of the preserved words, as well as the majority of the personal names, demonstrate that the common people among the Kassites spoke a Caucasian language which was perhaps a near neighbor of Elamite. Another list, which turns the names of Kassite rulers into Akkadian, adds further light on the question of their deities em-