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.

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 …

Apr 26, 2012 · This tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world. Babylon is shown in the centre (the rectangle in the top half of the circle), and Assyria, Elam …

Sep 9, 2024 · The ancient map offers a glimpse of how the Babylonians viewed the world thousands of years ago.

Oct 19, 2023 · Students study a map to gain familiarity with the Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian empires and those that came between them.

A close-up view of the Babylonian map of the World. This partially broken clay tablet contains both cuneiform inscriptions and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world.

Nov 4, 2022 · The city-state of Babylon, on the banks of Euphrates River approximately fifty miles south of Baghdad, became the center of the Babylonian Empire. The existence of Babylon is known from …

Dec 28, 2025 · A close-up view of the Babylonian map of the World. This partially broken clay tablet contains both cuneiform inscriptions and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world.

The Babylonian Map of the World (also Imago Mundi or Mappa mundi) is a Babylonia n clay tablet with a schematic world map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language.

This tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world. Babylon is shown in the centre (the rectangle in the top half of the circle), and Assyria, Elam, and other places …