See, this is what I love about Free Republic and the Internet in general-I am a history buff, but my understanding of history is largely bound from about the Middle Ages on, though I have delved into some Roman, Egyptian, and Greek.
Your post made me look up the clay tablets of Mari, and now I know a tiny bit about them.
Just lots of bits and pieces, but I am richer for them!
Thank you.
...and then along comes Mari...