Historians have decoded inscriptions on an ancient tablet that is believed to be the oldest surviving map of the world. Reading the Babylonian relic, which includes a circular map accompanied by text ...
The tablet also reveals the Babylonians’ faith in their creator god, Marduk, along with their belief in mythical creatures. Among these are the scorpion-man and a lion-headed bird known as Anzu. This ...
The cuneiform text on the tablet tells of the creation of the world by the god Marduk and mentions the king Utnapishtim, who built a giant ark to survive a flood in a story paralleling the Biblical ...