Melilla
- Ancient name
- Rusadir, Rusuccurru
- Modern name
- Melilla
- Modern country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 35.29, -2.94
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364050
Melilla: A port about 10 kilometers to the east of the Cape of Three Forks peninsula. 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, Pal6 |
| Melia | Con3 |
| Melica | Fo |
| melila | Bal, Barb3, Con1, Con4, Fn12, Fn9, He2, Laur5, Marc1, NB, New, Pnc3, Ro2, Spe, Urb1 |
| Melila | BL01, BL02, Chig1, Fn6, Morg, Par2, Parm2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Ricc9, Vat3 |
| melile | Barb4, Ricc11 |
| melilla | Fn8, Ricc15 |
| Melilla | Ricc6 |
| Melina | Vat2, Wie1 |
| melina | Ashb3 |
| melita | Med2 |
| mellilo | NYPL3 |
| meloli | ME2 |
| mi[...] | Ricc13, 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, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/melilla/.