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When was Mari first abandoned?

  • 26th century BC

  • 23rd century BC

  • 19th century BC

  • 18th century BC

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Mari was first abandoned in the middle of the 26th century BC. However, it was later rebuilt and became the capital of a hegemonic East Semitic state before 2500 BC.
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