Cuneiform uses wedge-shaped symbols – which describe the early creation of the world. The map also showcased Mesopotamia, the land of the rivers, and a historical area of the Middle East.

This was a lucky break as it was traced back to ancient Mesopotamia and contains information of biblical proportions. The Babylonian map of the world is the oldest map of the world, in the world.

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...