Melilla
- Ancient name
- Rusuccurru, Rusadir
- Modern name
- Melilla
- Modern country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 35.29, -2.94
Melilla: A port on the east side of the Tres Forcas peninsula, 10 kilometers west of Melilla. Note that some manuscripts mistakenly combine the toponyms for Melilla and Alcudia (e.g. mirilla arcudia). Campbell #1780.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M022
Variant spellings of Melilla in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Indali | Pad1 |
| m[...] | Ricc12 |
| me[...] | Pal5 |
| Me[...] | Par3 |
| mel[illa] | Par1 |
| meli[...?]na | Med3 |
| melia | Borg |
| Melia | Con3 |
| Melica | Fo |
| Melila | Par2, Parm2 |
| melila | Bal, Fn9, He2, Laur5, Marc1, NB |
| melile | Barb4 |
| melilla | Ricc15 |
| Melilla | Ricc6 |
| Melina | Wie1 |
| melina | Ashb3 |
| melita | Med2 |
| mellilo | NYPL3 |
| meloli | ME2 |
| mi[...] | Ricc8 |
| mirilla | Magl2 |
| mirilla archudia | Per2 |
| mirilla arcudia | Laur3 |
| mirilla–ar[...] | Cs1 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Melilla.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/melilla/.