Join our Patreon! [ Ссылка ] Join our Patreon! [ Ссылка ] Join our Patreon! [ Ссылка ] The so-called "Babylonian Map of the World", currently housed in the British Museum, is a clay tablet that provides a revealing glimpse into the Babylonian conception of the world during the 6th c. BCE (approximate date).

Image credits:
The Babylonian Map of the World, courtesy of the British Museum ([ Ссылка ])
Line drawing of the map ([ Ссылка ])

More information:
Lewis, M. and M. Feldman, Mesopotamian Cosmology and Mythology ([ Ссылка ])
Wayne Horowitz, Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1998. Pp. 20-42.
Paul Delnero, "A Land with No Borders: A New Interpretation of the Babylonian 'Map of the World.'" Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History (2018) 1-19.

For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites:

[ Ссылка ] - collection of free and open-access data
[ Ссылка ]... - University of Chicago Oriental Institute, great collection of free books and articles
[ Ссылка ] - general encyclopedia on the ancient world
[ Ссылка ] - Mesopotamian literature
[ Ссылка ] - collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia
[ Ссылка ]... - Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
[ Ссылка ] - Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative

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