mar atum ▁" bit ter ▁river ", ▁the ▁salt ▁sea . ▁Bab yl on ▁north ▁of ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁map ; ▁parallel ▁lines ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁seem ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁southern ▁mar sh es , ▁and ▁a ▁cur ved ▁line ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁north , ▁n ortheast ▁appear ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Zag ros ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁seven ▁small ▁interior ▁circles ▁at ▁the ▁per imeter ▁areas ▁within ▁the ▁circle , ▁and ▁they ▁appear ▁to ▁represent ▁seven ▁cities . ▁E ight ▁tri angular ▁sections ▁on ▁the ▁external ▁circle ▁( water ▁per imeter ) ▁represent ▁named ▁" reg ions " ▁( n agu ). ▁The ▁description ▁of ▁five ▁of ▁them ▁has ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Carlo ▁Z acc agn ini ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Bab yl onian ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁may ▁have ▁lived ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁T ▁and ▁O ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Bab yl on ▁Si pp ar ▁C ities ▁of ▁the ▁An cient ▁Near ▁East ▁Bab yl onian ▁astronom y ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁K err igan , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁An ci ents ▁in ▁Their ▁O wn ▁W ords , ▁Michael ▁K err igan , ▁Fall ▁River ▁Press , ▁Am ber ▁Books ▁Ltd , ▁c ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁( hard cover . ▁) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Full ▁Ob verse ▁view , ▁British ▁Museum ▁site ▁Full ▁Re verse ▁view , ▁British ▁Museum ▁site ▁line ▁drawing , ▁Ob verse ▁& ▁Re verse ▁British ▁Museum , ▁Map