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Babylonian Map of the World: The oldest known map of the ancient world

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A clay tablet with the oldest known map of the ancient world was found in Abu Habba , an ancient Babylonian city.

The map depicts how Babylonians perceived the world thousands of years ago .

It depicts the world as a singular disc, encircled by a ring of water called the Bitter River .

Labels written in cuneiform note each location on the map.

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formal

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English

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