Lovati
- Ancient name
- Bathys Limen
- Modern name
- Batumi
- Modern country
- Georgia
- Coordinates
- 41.64, 41.63
The toponym Lovati corresponds to present-day Batumi, Georgia, and the ancient port of Bathys Limen, although Dati's reference (4.35.01) is specifically to the river—now known as the Çoruh or Chorokh—that empties into the Black Sea here. Dati pairs it with the Fascio River nearby to the north (4.35.1). Note that the toponym appears both as a single word (lovati) and as two words, with Lo serving as an article (lo vati). Campbell #1243; Gordeev 132–3.
The toponym Lovati appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P084
Variant spellings of Lovati in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| * lovaci | Fo |
| f. lovaci | Med1 |
| f[iume] lovasii | Med2 |
| fiume lovaci | Luc2 |
| Labocif | Con3 |
| laviccio | Pal8 |
| levacii | Fn9 |
| levan | Fn3 |
| Lobaci fl[ume] | Pal5 |
| Lonaci | Cap1, Clas2 |
| Louacci | Morg |
| louaci | Con1 |
| louci | Marc2 |
| lov[aci] | Pal6 |
| lovacc[...] | He3 |
| lovacci | Ricc12 |
| Lovaci | Con4, Cors2, Laur3, Magl2, Marc1, Pad1, Pnc4, Ricc15 |
| lovaci | Bal, ME2, NB, Parm2, Pnc3, Ricc8 |
| Lovacii | Yale4 |
| lovagi | Laur5 |
| Lovati | Cs1, Per2 |
| lovati | Tre |
| lovati F[iume] | Fn6 |
| lovatti | Ashb7 |
| Loveci | NYPL2 |
| Loverci | Ricc17 |
| Lovoci | Pnc5 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Lovati.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/lovati/.