The Sumerian World (Routledge Worlds)

The Kingdom of Mari

Figure 27.7 Plan of City III (© Mission Archeologique de Mari)

of Zimri-Lim on them; a single stratigraphic level which covered four centuries. The
city officials wished to maintain the level of the city at the same altitude to prevent
rapid erosion and no stratigraphy could survive such a process. It is not surprising then
if archaeology cannot define the levels of the Shakkanaku and differentiate them from
those of the Amorites (Figure 27.5).

0 100 200 300 m

1 - The High Terrace

2 - The Temple with the Lions

3 - The temple tower of Ninhursg

4 - The Temple of Shamash

5 - The Sacred Way

6 - The main road

7 - Area K

8 - The Royal Palace

9 - The Small Eastern Palace

10 - The building in area E

11 - Area of domestic housing and

a large house near the Palace

12 - A large house

13 - The souk/market

14 - A city gate

15 - The inner rampart

16 - The outer rampart and dyke

17 - barracks?

18 - The Palace road

19 - Road of the house with the pit

20 - The West Palace road