“The clay tablets of Bassetki make an important new contribution to the geography of Mesopotamia,” said Faist, in the statement. “All of a sudden it became clear that our excavations had ...

Today, Mesopotamia is reappearing ... the gods’ statues might “choose” to dwell in the conqueror’s city. Geography is the container for cultures and helps create their possibilities ...

The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq — and what the Babylonians believed lay beyond the known world at the time.

University of Heidelberg philologist Dr. Betina Faist who studied the cuneiform on the tablets says they are “an important new contribution to the geography of Mesopotamia.” And it’s just ...

University of Tübingen “The clay tablets of Bassetki make an important new contribution to the geography of Mesopotamia,” said Faist, in the statement. “All of a sudden it became clear that ...