What language was spoken in Mari?
A dialect similar to Eblaite
Sumerian
Akkadian
Amorite
Answer
The people of Mari spoke a Semitic language with a dialect similar to Eblaite. Although the city was heavily influenced by Sumerian culture, it was not a city of Sumerian immigrants.
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