Mari (Tell Hariri)
Palace and archives of the Euphrates
Tell Hariri · Deir ez-Zor
Overview
The mound of Mari on the middle Euphrates, where excavation revealed a vast Bronze Age palace complex, temples and tens of thousands of cuneiform tablets.
Why visit
- One of the great archive cities of antiquity
- Immense mudbrick palace plan
- Euphrates valley setting
History
Historical background
Mari was a Bronze Age city-state whose royal archives are a primary source for the period across the Near East.
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Nearby
- Dura-Europos · 26 km
- Euphrates Valley · 110 km
- Al-Hasakah · 217 km
- Abbasid Raqqa · 231 km
- Tell Brak · 236 km
- Palmyra · 240 km
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