Mari1
Syllabification: (Ma·ri)
Pronunciation: /ˈmärē/
Definition of Mari
- an ancient city on the western bank of the Euphrates River in Syria. Its period of greatest importance was late 19th-mid-18th centuries bc; the vast palace of the last king, Zimri-Lin, has yielded an archive of 25,000 cuneiform tablets, which are the principal source for the history of northern Syria and Mesopotamia at that time.