Created around the seventh century B.C.E., the map centers around the Euphrates River and includes various cities, mountains, and other bodies of water in the area. The cuneiform text on the ...
Early maps often charted constellations ... which likely depict the Euphrates River. In the surrounding area, there are places like Assyria, Der, Elam, and Urartu. They are all enclosed by ...
The northern and north-eastern side of Jebel Bishri parallels at the Euphrates River. The area belongs to the Fertile Crescent. Village life expanded with irrigation agriculture on the Euphrates.