The map shows Mesopotamia surrounded by a double ring — which the ancient scribe labeled the “bitter river,” a river that created the borders around the Babylonians’ known world.

WWF scientists have developed data and maps of the world's rivers that provide valuable information about where streams and watersheds occur and how water drains the land surface. Washington, DC – A ...

The map was created when the world was being led by the Neo-Babylonian ... which cross this rectangle are said to be the Euphrates River. Other cities and kingdoms like Assyria, Der, and Urartu ...