- Researchers have successfully decoded the Imago Mundi, a 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet considered the oldest known map of the world. British Museum.
- ...Museum curator Irving Finkel details, the ancient Babylonian tablet, which was created circa the 6th century BCE, is the ‘oldest map of the world, in the world’.
- The map was found in Iraq, in 19 century. Now it is stored in the British Museum. This Babylonian map of the World dates back to 6 century BC.
- Imagine looking at a map that dates back over 2,500 years, showing how the ancient Babylonians viewed their world. The Babylonian Map of the World...
- An Introduction to The Babylonian Map of the World–the Oldest Known Map of the World. in History, Maps | August 6th, 2024 1 Comment.
- Map of the world. by The British Museum. ... This tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world.
- Babylonian map of the world, British museum, London, England, Great Britain.
- The Babylonian Map of the World, also known as the Imago Mundi, offers a unique glimpse into the ancient Babylonian worldview.
- Stored in the British Museum, the map indicates Mesopotamia as the "known world" surrounded by the "bitter river," reflecting the Babylonian belief about the...
- Photo: Babylonian map of the world 6th c. BC, British Museum, London. ... #Armenia #Babylon #Map #World #Urartu #history #read #ancient #cuneiform.