Babylonian Clay Tablet Map

Babylonian Clay Tablet Map. Clay tablet depicting a Late Babylonian map of the World. Dated 700 BC Stock Photo Alamy 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. This ancient Babylonian clay tablet, known as the Imago Mundi, reveals a familiar narrative through its inscriptions and map details

The Babylonian Map of the World The British Museum Images
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Two cuneiform texts accompany the map, one above the map and the other on the reverse of the. The map was written in cuneiform script on a clay tablet, of which only the major portions survive, measuring 12.2 x 8.2 cm.

The Babylonian Map of the World The British Museum Images

— An Ancient Babylonian Map on a Clay Tablet, made about 1,500 years Before Christ Now housed at the British Museum, the damaged clay tablet dates back to 600 BC, and depicts an early interpretation of the layout of the world. This ancient Babylonian clay tablet, known as the Imago Mundi, reveals a familiar narrative through its inscriptions and map details

Babylonia clay map mesopotamian hires stock photography and images Alamy. Two cuneiform texts accompany the map, one above the map and the other on the reverse of the. It is one of the oldest known world maps (if not the oldest) and certainly the most famous one

Babylonian World Map. This ancient Babylonian clay tablet, known as the Imago Mundi, reveals a familiar narrative through its inscriptions and map details 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