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The Royal Palace of Mari was the royal residence of the rulers of the ancient kingdom of Mari in eastern Syria. Situated centrally amidst Syria , Babylon , Levant , and other Mesopotamian city-states, Mari acted as the “middle-man” to these larger, powerful kingdoms. [ 2 ]
Yahdun-Lim started his reign by subduing seven of his rebelling tribal leaders, and rebuilding the walls of Mari and Terqa in addition to building a new fort which he named Dur-Yahdun-Lim. [1] Yahdun-Lim's kingdom was threatened by incursions from various nomad tribes, such as the Canaanites , but he was able to subjugate them and force them to ...
Mari (Cuneiform: π π·π , ma-ri ki, modern Tell Hariri; Arabic: ΨͺΩ ΨΨ±ΩΨ±Ω) was an ancient Semitic city-state in modern-day Syria. Its remains form a tell 11 kilometers north-west of Abu Kamal on the Euphrates River western bank, some 120 kilometers southeast of Deir ez-Zor. It flourished as a trade center and hegemonic state between ...
The Investiture of Zimri-Lim is a large colorful mural discovered at the Royal Palace of the ancient city-state of Mari in eastern Syria.The fresco, which dates back to the 18th century BC, depicts Zimri-Lim, king of Mari, receiving the rod-and-ring symbol (a ring and a staff, symbols of rule) from the goddess Ishtar. [1]
A statue of him is known from the Royal Palace of Mari.Statues of gods and past rulers were the most common among statues unearthed at the Palace of Zimri-Lin. The title of Shakkanakku (military governor) was borne by all the princes of a dynasty who reigned at Mari in the late third millennium and early second millennium BC.
Zimri-Lim ruled Mari for about fifteen years, and campaigned extensively to establish his power in the neighboring areas along the Euphrates and the Khabur valley. He extended the royal palace in the city, which was possibly the largest at the time, containing over 260 rooms at the ground level, and certainly the envy of other kings. It was ...
Location of Mari, where Ili-Ishar ruled. Iddi-ilum , also Iddi-El or Iddin-El ( πΏπΎπ , i-ti-ilum , ruled 2090-2085 BCE), [ 1 ] was a military governor, or Shakkanakku , of the ancient city-state of Mari in eastern Syria , following the conquest, the destruction and the control of the city by the Akkadian Empire .
The Statue of Iddi-Ilum is a 21st-century BCE statue of the praying figure of Iddi-ilum (πΏπΎπ, i-ti-ilum), the military governor, or Shakkanakku, of the ancient city-state of Mari in eastern Syria. The headless statue was discovered at the Royal Palace of Mari during excavations directed by French archaeologist André Parrot.