Mari
History
- Mentioned in the Sumerian King List
- Economic and political rival of Ebla
- Mentioned in tablets from Ebla
- Captured at one point by king of Ebla
- Archives from Mari
- Large number of tablets
- Not yet fully published
- At time of Sargon came under his control
- Part of the Akkadian Empire
- No indication that Narim-Sin needed to recapture it
- Located on the Euphrates river
- Important trade center
- Overland routes from the east
- River route from Turkey
Remains
- City wall
- Constructed in the ED Period
- Maintained through the Akkadian Period
- Sanctuary adjacent to the city wall
- 3 building phases
- Last phase
- Asphalt-covered court
- Adjacent rooms
- Temple of Dagan
- Near the palace
- Forerunner to ziggurat in the area
- Temple of Ishatarat
- Arranged like multi-roomed house
- Central courtyard
- Provides access to other rooms
- Cult rooms with pedestals on each end for statues
- Against niche of wall of Ninni-Zara temple
- Ninni-zara temple
- Central court with conical stele
- Long cult room
- Palace
- Beneath later palace of Zimri-Lim
- 2 or 3 overlapping complexes
- Inside was a temple complex
- Found the Treasure of Ur
- Plan of the temple
Artifacts
- Model of a round house
- Inlaid frieze
- Necklace
- Goddess
- Lion-headed Eagle
- Standing goddess
- Seated goddess
- Singer Ur-Nanshe