Biserti
- Ancient name
- Hippo Diarrhytus
- Modern name
- Bizerte
- Modern country
- Tunisia
- Coordinates
- 37.28, 9.87
The medieval port of Biserti—now Bizerte, Tunisia—was the ancient port of Hippo Diarrhytus. In Dati's day it was part of the kingdom of Ifriqiya, under the Sunni Hafsid dynasty. Campbell #1691.
The toponym Biserti appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P025
Variant spellings of Biserti in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| [...]rti | Par1 |
| Beserte | Med1 |
| Beserti | Luc2 |
| bestieri | Fn12 |
| bis[er]ti | NYPL1 |
| Bisenti | Parm2 |
| Biseri | Ricc17 |
| biseria | Pnc5 |
| Biserii | NYPL2 |
| biserta | Spe |
| Biserti | Clas2, NB |
| biserti | Bal, Fn9, Fo, He2, He3, Laur3, Laur5, Magl2, Magl4, Marc1, ME2, Pad1, Pal8, Per2, Ricc8, Wie1 |
| biserto | He1 |
| bisertti | Yale4 |
| Bisorti | Cap1 |
| bisorti | Marc2 |
| bisteti | Ricc15 |
| Bixerti | Con3 |
| bixerti | NYPL3 |
| tuniti | Ricc1 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Biserti.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/biserti/.