Jerusalem
- Ancient name
- Jerusalem
- Modern name
- Jerusalem
- Modern country
- Israel
- Coordinates
- 31.78, 35.23
The city of Jerusalem is considered one of the holiest cities in all three Abrahamic religons (Christianity, Judeism, and Islam). As a result Jerusalem appears at the center of many medieval European maps (indicating its status as the "center" of the world), and its capture in 1099 was believed to mark the success of the First Crusade. Its Old CIty contains the Holy Sepulcher, while the Mount of Olives forms the Old City's eastern flank and Mount Zion stands to its south. (As a result of this, Jerusalem is also sometimes called Zion.)
The toponym Jerusalem appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P076
Variant spellings of Jerusalem in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| cipta dierusalem | Ricc8 |
| cita di Jerusalem | NB |
| Citta di gerusalem | Pnc4 |
| Citta di Jer[usa]l[e]m | Con4 |
| Citta di Jerusalem | He2 |
| citta dierusalem | Med2 |
| citta digerusalem | Bal |
| citta digesuralem | Laur5 |
| eufratem | Pal5 |
| Gerusalem | MB, Marc2, Morg, NYPL2, Pal6, Par3 |
| gerusalem | Pnc5 |
| GIERUSALE | Med3 |
| Gierusale[m] | Ashb6, Par3 |
| gierusalem | Fn6, He3, NYPL1, Pal8, Pnc5, Ricc15 |
| Gierusalem | Ashb6, Cap1, MB, Marc2, NYPL2, Pal5, Ricc17 |
| GierusaLem | Fn12 |
| GIERUSALEM | Wie1 |
| GIERVSALE | Ashb3 |
| Gulem | Con3 |
| Hierusalem | Con3 |
| IERUSALEM | Con1, Per2 |
| Ierusalem | Fn3, Parm2 |
| ierusalem | ME2, NYPL3, Par1, Pnc3, Tre |
| ierusalen | Par1 |
| Jerusalem | Cap1, Clas2, Fn9, Fo, Laur3, Magl2, Marc1, NYPL1, Pad1, Pnc4, Ricc1, Ricc12, Tre |
| yerusalem | Cors2, Cs1, Magl2 |
| Yerusalem | Cors2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Jerusalem.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/jerusalem/.