Addu-duri

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Addu-duri was a high ranking female official and administrator in Mari during the reign of Zimri-Lim. She performed many functions in secular as well as cultic matters.

She exercised authority over the palace, the temple, and the city and reported on them to the king. Persons who worked in the palace or temple brought their complaints to Addu-duri who forwarded them to the king. She was also in charge of investigating and reviewing cases of property disputes before sending them to the King for judgment.

Her cultic functions included transmitting of prophecies and oracles, including her own dreams, to the king. She was in charge of all cultic matters in the king’s absence and also during the state visit of another king.

She was wealthy and gave her own stores of the grain to the palace. It appears that she was the mother of Zimri-Lim, which explains her elevated position at court and the thrust the king had in her.