The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered over multiple centuries to reveal a surprisingly familiar story, according to a recent video published by ...

Researchers decipher Babylonian map showing journey to Urartu, believed to be the ark's resting place after the Great Flood.

In the Babylonian version of this tale ... predating ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics—on both sides of the clay. Before damage, the tablet showed eight shapes which researchers have decoded ...

Dr. Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script at the British Museum, led the team that unlocked the ...

The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, but in the past few weeks, experts have uncovered meaning. The clay tablet was discovered in the Middle East before ...

Based on other ancient Babylonian scriptures the word parsiktu ... The Gilgamesh Flood story is known from several clay tablets dating back over 3,000 years. Whereas the Biblical Flood was said ...

The Babylonian Map of the World, also known as "Imago Mundi," is a significant clay tablet representing the oldest known map of the ancient world. This artefact originates from Abu Habba (Sippar ...

Scientists have deciphered the world's oldest map etched in a clay tablet about 3,000 years ago, finding it features the location of 'Noah's Ark' among the drawings. The Babylonian artifact ...