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title: Map of the World from Sippar, Mesopotamia
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2287/map-of-the-world-from-sippar-mesopotamia/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Map of the World from Sippar, Mesopotamia

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Map of the World from Sippar, Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2287.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2287.jpg)

## Image Caption

This tablet contains both a [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world. [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) is shown in the center (the rectangle in the top half of the circle), and [Assyria](https://www.worldhistory.org/assyria/), [Elam](https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/) and other places are also named. The central area is ringed by a circular waterway labelled 'Salt-Sea'. The outer rim of the sea is surrounded by what were probably originally eight regions, each indicated by a triangle, labelled 'Region' or 'Island', and marked with the distance in between. The cuneiform text describes these regions, and it seems that strange and mythical beasts as well as great heroes lived there, although the text is far from complete. Babylonian, about 700-500 BCE, probably from Sippar, [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, February 04). Map of the World from Sippar, Mesopotamia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2287/map-of-the-world-from-sippar-mesopotamia/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Map of the World from Sippar, Mesopotamia." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 04, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2287/map-of-the-world-from-sippar-mesopotamia/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Map of the World from Sippar, Mesopotamia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Feb 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2287/map-of-the-world-from-sippar-mesopotamia/>.

## License & Copyright

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