The Babylonian map is known as the Imago Mundi and holds the title of the oldest known map in the world as it shows the world ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

At its peak, the Old Babylonian Empire rose to be one of the biggest civilizations the world had seen–but what was daily life ...

At the heart of the map sits Babylon, positioned as the center of existence. This mirrored how many ancient cultures perceived their own cities—whether Athens, Jerusalem, or Rome—as the focal ...