Name: Babylonian Map of the World ("Imago Mundi" in Latin) What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient ...

Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world map, carved into clay over 2,600 years ago, combines geography, mythology, and cosmology in a way that reflects both the intellect and imagination ...

Researchers have now decoded a Babylonian tablet, which is thought to be the oldest map of the world. It was created between 2,600 and 2,900 years ago. The Imago Mundi (tablet) provided the ...

In the British Museum in London collections, there is an extraordinary artefact known as Imago Mundi, or the "Babylonian Map ...

The secrets in the Babylonian tablet, considered the world's oldest map, have been deciphered. Dated to 700-900 BC, Imago Mundi provides a unique insight into the beliefs and practices of the ...