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Mari

Mari was an ancient city on the middle Euphrates in present-day Syria, a major trading centre in the early second millennium BCE. Its palace archives are a key source for the diplomacy of the age, including relations between Babylon, Elam and other powers. Hammurabi of Babylon sacked Mari in 1761 BCE and destroyed its famous palace.

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Assyrian EmpireFoundation Babylonian EmpireFoundation, Military Elamite ConfederationMilitary Volga BulgariaFoundation EblaFoundation, Military, Governance, Decline, Summary MariFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, Summary Kingdom of UgaritFoundation, Summary AkkadianSpeakers

Mentioned in 8 state histories

Tuttul Yamhad Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia Ilansura Zalmaqum Kingdom of Andarig Kingdom of Kurda Agathyrsi

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mari. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mari
MLA: “Mari.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mari. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Mari.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mari.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mari’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mari (Accessed: ).

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