Just the other day I saw that recent article about a Babylonian map. It had the central area enclosed in a circular band with various other areas designated outside. The 'self' is always in the center and the 'other' is peripheral. There is a circular band of text in the central Rosette, with a pair of Stolfi's markers, but there are circular text bands throughout. Nevertheless, it seems like a potentially similar structure.
The scale of the walls and the buildings make me think that the representation is not worldly, but more limited and regional, but whether the real estate is real, mythical, religious, or otherwise is still open to interpretation.
The scale of the walls and the buildings make me think that the representation is not worldly, but more limited and regional, but whether the real estate is real, mythical, religious, or otherwise is still open to interpretation.


