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Chaldea

Ancient name
Chaldaea
Modern country
Iraq
Chaldea is a Biblical term referring to a region or people in southern Mesopotamia; for medieval Europeans it was more or less interchangeable with Persia, Assyria, and Babylonia.
Coordinates
32.54, 44.42

The toponym Chaldea appears in La Sfera in the following places:

03.25.07

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Map of the location P041

Variant spellings of Chaldea in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
calda NB
Caldea Fo, To2
CALDEA Ashb4, Fn9, He2, Laur3, Pnc5, Ricc8, Wie1
Candea MB
chalda Magl4
chaldea Bal, He3, Laur5, Par1
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Chaldea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/chaldea/.