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André Parrot

1901–1980 · 20th century

André Parrot was a French archaeologist who directed the excavation of Mari at Tell Hariri in Syria from 1933 until 1974. His team uncovered the palace of Zimri-Lim, temples, statues and some 20,000 cuneiform tablets of the royal archives of Mari. He also excavated at Girsu and Larsa and was later director of the Louvre.

André Parrot
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). André Parrot. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/andre-parrot
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