Map of Nippur Around 1500 BC In the autumn of 1899, a group of archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania discovered what is now considered to be the oldest urban map in the world: a map of the Sumerian city of Nippur. Incredibly, it is drawn to scale on a clay tablet measuring just 21 x 18 cm. The landmarks depicted on the map include: the name of the city in the centre of the map; the Euphrates river on the left; two canals that cross the city ; the city's most important temple (dedicated to the god Enlil); buildings such as the Eshmah , a shrine located in one of the more remote neighbourhoods; and the city walls and its seven gates that protected the inhabitants. canal Euphrates river wall
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