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Papa

Modern name
Kryva Kosa
Modern country
Ukraine
Papa or Papacomo, a coastal site in the Sea of Tana, is one of a group of toponyms that appears only on a single Sfera map (Ashb7) with an unusual amount of detail around the Black Sea. Campbell #1183; Gordeev 238–9.
Coordinates
47.04, 38.11
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M173

Variant spellings of Papa in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
papa/como Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Papa.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/papa/.