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Court of Mari
The Court
Converse with
Zimri-Lim
King of Mari · restorer of the dynasty · patron of the palace archive · killed by Hammurabi
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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Shibtu
Chief queen of Mari · daughter of Yarim-Lim of Yamhad · diplomatic correspondent · palace administrator in the king’s absence
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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The Daughters of Zimri-Lim
Intelligence network · diplomatic marriages · letter-writers from vassal courts · political agents
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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Yasmah-Addu
Former king of Mari · son of Shamshi-Adad · displaced by Zimri-Lim · correspondent of his father
c. 1796–1775 BCE
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Mukannisum
Chief palace administrator · textile and metal inventories · the functional centre of the apparatus
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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The Āpilum
‘The Answerer’ · divine communication specialist · ecstatic prophet · relayed Dagan’s answers to the king
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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The District Commissioner
Provincial administrator · interface between centre and periphery · tribal mediation · agricultural reporting
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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The Palace Scribe
Archive administrator · letter drafting · diplomatic correspondence · curator of the 25,000 tablets
c. 1775–1762 BCE
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Hammurabi of Babylon
King of Babylon · codifier of law · ally of Zimri-Lim · eventual conqueror of Mari
c. 1792–1750 BCE