First uncovered in Sippar, near Babylon, the map is now housed in ... the artifact is not just the oldest known map of the world—it’s also a cultural statement about how ancient Babylonians ...

The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian ... different cities and tribes in Mesopotamia including Babylon, and another rectangle represents the Euphrates River.

The cuneiform text on the tablet tells of the creation of the world by the god ... not far from the ancient city of Babylon.

Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark. The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...