Question

The Babylonian world map depicts Babylon at the centre with nearby ancient civilisations like Assyria and Elam, all surrounded by a ring of ocean around them. The map is accompanied by an ancient form of script. Which of the following statement(s) do you think might be true based on the above given information?

• A. The river being referred to is the Euphrates river.
• B. The script being referred to is the Indus Script.
• C. The river being referred to is the Tigris river.
• D. The script being referred to is the Cunieform script.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The script being referred to is the Cunieform script.

The Babylonian world map depicts Babylon at the centre with nearby ancient civilisations like Assyria and Elam, all surrounded by a ring of ocean around them. The ocean being described here is actually the Euphrates river. The map is accompanied by an ancient form of text/script called Cunieform. It was an ancient writing system developed in this region. It describes the Babylonian mythology of the regions depicted on the stone. Outside the ring, eight islands or regions are carved onto the tablet.