The Secrets Behind this 2500 Year Old Map

The Babylonian Map of the World (or Imago Mundi) is a Babylonian clay tablet written in the Akkadian language. While it's not the oldest map in general, it is considered the oldest world map. Is the map historical or mythological... let's find out!
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References:
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Paul Delnero* A Land with No Borders: A New Interpretation of the Babylonian “Map of the World”
Imago Mundi's Logo the Babylonian Map of the World
Catherine Delano Smith
Finkel, Irving. 2008. The Babylonian Map of the World, or the Mappa Mundi.

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Planning on getting an Assyriologist on the channel for this or other topics?

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I do actually have plans to talk to an Assyriologist in the works actually!

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