Mari
History
- City along Euphrates
- Important trade center
- Goods from Anatolia
- From Syria-Palestine
- From Far East
- Grew in wealth
- Zimri-lim, king
- ca. 1780 BCE
- Builds large palace
- A wonder at the time
- Kings wished to send theirs sons there
- Destroyed by Hammurabi
Palace
- Various functions
- Administrative center
- Location of workshops
- School for scribes
- Royal residence
- Royal archives
- Storage area
- Correspondence on life at court
- Plan
- Rectangle
- 650 x 400 ft
- Outer wall like a fortress
- Terraced roofs
- Architectural features
- Open courts
- Rooms off courts
- Zigzag lines
- Shallow rooms
- L-shaped corridors
- Arches
- Remains of the palace
- Entrance
- Reception courtyard
- Main courtyard
- Frescoes on walls
- Investiture of Zimri-lim: 7 ft. high
- Sacrifice: 10 ft. high
- Hall before throne room
- Podium
- Painted like stone
- Throne room
- Two side doors
- Throne on west wall
- Internal room and stairs