But about 1760 B.C.E., King Hammurabi of Babylon conquered and destroyed the city, putting an end to what Parrot called “a civilization that was one of the lights of the ancient world. ”
Bet tad, ap 1760. gadu p.m.ē., Babilonijas valdnieks Hammurapi iekaroja un sagrāva Mari, darīdams galu tam, ko A. Paro nosauca par ” vienu no spožākajām senās pasaules civilizācijām ”.