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Map of the World. Late Babylonian, ca. 6th BCE. From Abu Habba (Sippar), Southern Iraq. It shows the world as a disc, surrounded by a ring of water called the "Bitter River"; "Babylon" is marked as a rectangle at the right end of the Euphrates although the city actually occupied both banks of the river during most of its history. Clay, 12.2 x 8.2 cm. Inv. 1882,0714.509.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART180642
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3840px × 4544px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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6th century BCE
Akkadian (c.2340-2180 BCE)
Babylon, Mesopotamia
Babylonian
Clay
Cosmology
Cuneiform script
Map, Geography
Tablet
World, General