Babylonian Map of the World
The Babylonian Map of the World is a Babylonian clay tablet with a schematic map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC, it includes a brief and partially lost textual description. The... Wikipedia
Place: Sippar
Created: after 9th century BC
Material: Clay
Period/culture: Neo-Babylonian; / early Achaemenid period
Present location: British Museum, (BM 92687)
Size: Height: 12.2 cm (4.8 in); Width: 8.2 cm (3.2 in)
Writing: cuneiform