Overseeable Maps?

[n4x]

Good evening,

I was just wondering what kind of maps you are using to give yourself a better overview in the mesopotamian area.
I'm currently looking for some higher resolution maps which contain the most important places for the specific era and maybe a newer one for comparison.

I find myself jumping through all kind of different and pixelated material to find specific locations and cities when I'm working on the subject and was hoping for something from the same mold.

Greeting,
n4x

[sheshki]

Hey n4x,
Well here is one i just found that has lots of cities although no time frame is given, also i can´t judge if it is correct.
Ancient history map

A good source for maps might be books. If i find some i´ll post them here. Maybe this can be a nice pool for maps.

[n4x]

Thank you very much, that sounds very nice.

[nocodeyv]

I'm not sure if this is the kind of thing you're looking for, but, I figure it doesn't hurt to throw it out there.

Map of Mesopotamian Cities

This map is my own attempt (using the coordinates from Wikipedia) to document all of the known cities associated with Mesopotamia in some way. Some of the cities have additional information attached to them: patron deities, archaeological insights, random facts I found interesting, etc. This is a pet-project of mine though, so there's no real consistency, and it's definitely incomplete at the moment. I usually only add to it when I have the time and motivation, so apologies in advance if I don't touch it again for a while!

Maybe it's of interest to you?

[us4-he2-gal2]

Hey all -

Some nice resouces suggested so far Great work with the google maps resource Nocodeyv. Yes it can be difficult to obtain satisfactory maps of historical Mesopotamia...most published maps are provided by the various authors with specific purposes in mind. Perhaps you may find a map which illustrates the major sites of the Assyrian empire - but which has no accounting of the Babylonian sites in the same period, for example. Obtaining a cohesive and authoritative depiction of the entire area over 3 millennia remains a irksome chore in this field.

I would consider the resources provided by CDLI Wiki (CDLI being a major Assyriological database). Especially their google earth resource:

cdli.ox.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=site_descriptions

Some maps relating to the Assyrian empire can be found at:

oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/knpp/teachingresources/index.html

Otherwise, you may have to turn to published books. The maps in Roaf and also Bryce are among the better published to date:


www.amazon.com/Cultural-Atlas-Mesopotamia-Ancient-Near/dp/0816022186


www.amazon.com/Atlas-Ancient-Near-East-Prehistoric/dp/0415508010/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516591976&sr=1-1&keywords=Bryce+Atlas+of+the+Ancient+Near+East

[nocodeyv]

Ha! I had no idea that CDLI had undertaken the same process that I am. That was fun to see! Thanks for providing the links, Bill.