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Motzema

Modern name
Al Hoceima
Modern country
Morocco
A Mediterranean port in the northeastern corner of Morocco between Zarzon and Alcudia. The 14th-century Catalan Merchandise Manual mentions cylinders and forms coming from this port. Campbell #1786. 
Coordinates
35.25, -3.93
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364121
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M101

Variant spellings of Motzema in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
ma[...]m[...] Barb3
ma[r]cep Con1
ma[r]zem[a] Con4
ma[r]zemi Fn9
malicha Med2
malini Pnc3
malza[...] Pnc5
manzea Urb1
manzomi NB
maratimo Med2
Marca eria Fo
Marcha ema Vat3
Margema Pnc4
Margenia Chig1
Margim[...] Par2
marzem Marc1
Marzemi BL01, BL02, Morg
marzemi Borg
MArzemi Ricc9
Marzena Parm2
Marznema Ricc14
matremo Par1, Ricc11, Ro2
maz[...] Ricc8
Mazem Cors2, Cs1, Magl2
mazem Laur3, Per2
Mazen Clas2
mongemini NYPL3
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Motzema.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/motzema/.