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. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC (with a late 8th or 7th century BC date being more likely), it includes a brief and partially lost textual description.

Babylonian Map of the World, clay tablet produced between the late 8th and 6th centuries bce that depicts the oldest known map of the ancient world. Acquired by the British Museum in 1882 and translated in 1889, this tablet depicts a map of known and unknown regions of the ancient Mesopotamian world.

2012年4月26日 · 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 are also named.

Babylonian Map of the World. Within this ancient cartographic masterpiece, Babylon occupies a prominent position north of the center, with parallel lines portraying the southern marshes and a curved line representing the Zagros Mountains from the north-northeast.

2023年2月12日 · 巴比伦世界地图（Babylonian Map of the World），或称世界意象（Imago Mundi ）是一件以阿卡德语书写的巴比伦 泥板，上面有对当时已知世界的 标注性 （ 英语 ： Typography (cartography) ） 描绘，还有一段简短且部分阙漏的说明，该泥板的年代不早于公元前9世纪，更可 …

2024年9月9日 · At the world's center sits the Euphrates River and the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Labels written in cuneiform, an ancient text, note each location on the map, according to The...

2023年9月22日 · Babylonian Map of the World. By Deniz Ilgaz and Serpil Erzincanlı. The geographical content of The Babylonian Map of the World (mappa mundi) was first determined by F.E. Peiser. The second copy of the tablet was published by R.C. Thompson in 1906 in CT 22 48. This copy formed the basis of subsequent works by E. Weidner, E. Unger and W. Horowitz.

2025年2月3日 · The Babylonian Mappa mundi or world map (British Museum 92687), a diagrammatic labeled depiction of the world, was probably created between 700 and 500 BCE, in Sippar, southern iraq, where it was discovered. It was first published in 1899.

2015年9月10日 · According to the Babylonian view, this map represents the entire world known to them. The tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world at the time of Sargon (2300 BC) as a circle surrounded by water, with Babylon at its center.

The Babylonian Map of the World, known as the Imago Mundi, represents one of the earliest attempts to depict the known world. This ancient artifact provides insights into how the Babylonians viewed geography and their place within it. The map dates to the 6th century BC and originates from Sippar, Iraq. It is currently housed in the British Museum.