Rainwater collection cistern. Mari

Rainwater collection cistern. Mari
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Eastern iggum (rainwater cistern) in Court 106 of the Great royal palace, built from baked bricks and covered with bitumen. Note, near the top, the outlets of the pipes that collected rainwater from the roof terraces.

Mission archéologique de Mari. Photo J.-C. Margueron, 1987

Mission archéologique de Mari. Photo J.-C. Margueron, 1987

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