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Ethiopia

Modern name
Ethiopia
Modern country
Ethiopia
Isidore of Seville defines Ethiopia as the land “next to Egypt between the Nile and the Ocean, in the south very close to the sun”: Etymologies 9.2.128, ed. Barney et al. (2006), p. 199. See also Sahara Desert.
Coordinates
8.62, 39.63

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

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Map of the location P056

Variant spellings of Ethiopia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Ethiopia Clas2
ethy[o]pia Parm2
ETIOP'A Ashb4
etiopa ME2
etiopia He3, Magl2, Marc1, NB
ETIOPIA Fn9, He2, Laur3, Pnc5, Ricc8, To2
Etiopia Pad1, Pal8
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Ethiopia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/ethiopia/.