Mystery of World's Oldest Babylonian Map Finally Solved - GreekReporter.com

The Babylonian Map of the World (Imago Mundi): Cosmology of the Ancient Mesopotamian Cosmos The Babylonian World Map, also known as the Imago Mundi or Babylonian Mappa Mundi, is a small clay tablet (approximately 12.2 cm by 8.2 cm) featuring the oldest known surviving world map. It dates to the Late Babylonian period, around the 6th century BCE (with the original composition likely no earlier than the 9th century BCE, based on mentioned regions like Assyria, Bit-Yakin, Habban, and Urartu). The t