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Mari Palace-Temple Economic Administration and Archive (Old Babylonian Mari, c.1800–1759 BCE)

Mari Palace-Temple Economic Administration and Archive (Old Babylonian Mari, c.1800–1759 BCE)

  1. Hammurabi attacks Mari, ending independent rule

    Labels: Hammurabi, Mari Palace, Babylon

  2. Destruction preserves the Mari archives in fired clay

    Labels: Mari Archives, Palace Fire, Clay Tablets

  3. Mari balances alliance and rivalry with Hammurabi of Babylon

    Labels: Mari, Hammurabi, Trade Routes

  4. Letters coordinate economic administration across the kingdom

    Labels: Royal Letters, Palace Administration, Provincial Officials

  5. Rations, textiles, and livestock tracked as state-managed resources

    Labels: Ration Records, Textile Accounts, Livestock Registers

  6. Administrative accounting expands, including “king’s meals” texts

    Labels: King's Meals, Grain Accounts, Palace Accounting

  7. Zimri-Lim returns and retakes the throne

    Labels: Zimri-Lim, Mari Throne, Palace Administration

  8. Royal palace becomes a “city within the city”

    Labels: Royal Palace, Administrative Complex, Cult Spaces

  9. Death of Shamshi-Adad I weakens control over Mari

    Labels: Shamshi-Adad I, Political Transition, Mari

  10. Shamshi-Adad I takes Mari, installs Yasmah-Addu

    Labels: Shamshi-Adad I, Yasmah-Addu, Imperial Control

  11. Tell Hariri rediscovered, triggering Mari excavations

    Labels: Tell Hariri, Andr Parrot, Archaeological Discovery

  12. André Parrot excavates palace archives (about 20,000 tablets)

    Labels: Andr Parrot, Royal Archives, Clay Tablets