Only through the efforts of researchers from the British Museum was the knowledge inscribed on it unraveled. The map depicts Mesopotamia at the center, surrounded by two rings symbolizing water.

But researchers at the British Museum, where the tablet is housed, have carried out deeper analysis to decipher the map and uncover the biblical references within the ancient cuneiform language.

The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of some of the world's most noted antiquities. It's arguably the best museum in all of London. What's more, it's free to visit.