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 ...

The cults of Lamassu and Shedu were very common in households from the Sumerian to Babylonian period, and they became associated with many royal protectors in ... This was perhaps the first time when ...

“Babylon,” a stunning exhibition at the Louvre in Paris from March 14 to June 2, seeks to re-establish that reality. It deftly illustrates how 2,000 years of Babylonian history gave rise to ...

Babylon: Myth and Reality at the British Museum in London runs until March 15, 2009. Editing by Paul Casciato. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab.