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The Babylonian Map of the World (also Imago Mundi or Mappa mundi) is a Babylonian clay tablet with a schematic world map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC (with a late 8th or 7th century BC date being more likely), it includes a brief and partially lost textual description.
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30 wrz 2014 · The tablet contains a map of the Mesopotamian world, with Babylon in the center. It contains carefully etched images and cuneiform writing. Babylon is surrounded by two concentric circles that represent the ocean, named “bitter water” or the “salt sea.” It is labeled with Babylon, Assyria, and Elam.
The Babylonian Empire was built by King Nebukhadnetzar and lasted few years after his death. Nebukhadnetzar besieged Jerusalem and performed three deportations of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah to Babylon.
The Babylonian Map of the World is the oldest known world map. It shows Babylon in the center and several known regions surrounded by the ocean. Outlying regions are depicted in triangles surrounding the ocean. The inscriptions on the tablet record aspects of Babylonian cosmology.
9 wrz 2024 · At the world's center sits the Euphrates River and the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Labels written in cuneiform, an ancient text, note each location on the map, according to The British...
Turn on Terrain view in the map below to see the origins of the Tigris and Euphrates. Also shown are various locations significant to ancient Babylon.
