▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁is ▁label led ▁" sw amp " ▁and ▁" out flow ". ▁Sus a , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁El am , ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Ur art u ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁and ▁Hab ban , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁K ass ites ▁is ▁shown ▁( in correct ly ) ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁circular ▁" bit ter ▁river " ▁or ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁eight ▁" reg ions ", ▁dep icted ▁as ▁tri angular ▁sections , ▁are ▁shown ▁as ▁lying ▁beyond ▁the ▁Ocean . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁these ▁" reg ions " ▁as ▁tri angles ▁might ▁indicate ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁imag ined ▁as ▁mountains . ▁ ▁The ▁table t ▁was ▁discovered ▁at ▁Si pp ar , ▁Bag hd ad ▁Vil ay et , ▁some ▁ 6 0   km ▁north ▁of ▁Bab yl on ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁River . ▁The ▁text ▁was ▁first ▁translated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁The ▁cl ay ▁table t ▁res ides ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁( B M ▁ 9 2 6 8 7 ). ▁ ▁Description ▁of ▁the ▁mapped ▁areas ▁ ▁The ▁map ▁is ▁circular ▁with ▁two ▁outer ▁defined ▁circles . ▁C une iform ▁script ▁labels ▁all ▁locations ▁inside ▁the ▁circular ▁map , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁regions ▁outside . ▁The ▁two ▁outer ▁circles ▁represent ▁water ▁in ▁between ▁and ▁is ▁label led ▁as ▁ ▁id