At the world's center sits the Euphrates River and the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Labels written in cuneiform, an ancient text, note each location on the map, according to The British ...

The splendid city of Babylon, located between the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris some 60 miles south of Baghdad, was one of them. Unlike the many towns that fell and disappeared ...

Some experts believe it was originally uncovered in the ancient city of Borsippa ... an expert at the British Museum, the map is "awesomely vast" and reflects Babylon as the center of the world.