Yarim-Lim I left the kingdom on the height of its power and Hammurabi was among the strongest kings of his age, with no threats to his power as his father had made alliances with Babylon and Eshnunna and eliminated the danger coming from Qatna.
[10] The fact that Zimri-Lim became king with the help of Yamhad meant that Mari was a semi-client state of Yamhad,[11] and in the correspondence between Zimri-Lim and Hammurabi's father Yarim-Lim I, the king of Mari calls Yarim-Lim his father.
This situation helped Yamhad's trade because of Mari's location between Babylon and Aleppo.
1761 BC,[14] however economical relations continued as Babylon did not advance into Aleppo territory.
Another son called Nakkusse appears in the Tablets of Alalakh, holding a high position in its court.