Rosetta (River)
- Ancient name
- Bolbitinos
- Modern name
- Egypt; Rosetta branch (Nile), Rashid, Rosetta branch (Nile)
- Modern country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 30.14, 30.41
The city of Rosetta is a port city about 60 kilometers east of Alexandria, famous for giving its name to the Rosetta Stone. While Dati's text specifically refers to the Rosetta branch of the Nile, the Sfera maps generally simply read Rosetta, which could indicate either the city or the section of the Nile that runs through it. Campbell #1551.
The toponym Rosetta (River) appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P116
Variant spellings of Rosetta (River) in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Fiume frosetto | Luc2 |
| frosetto | Med1 |
| roseto | ME2 |
| rosetta | Cs1 |
| rosetto | Asf, NB, Pal8, Ricc12, Ricc15, Tre |
| Rosetto | Fn3, Pnc5 |
| rosietto | Magl4 |
| Rosse[to] | Pad1 |
| Rosseto | Pnc4 |
| Rossetto | Bal, Cap1, Con3, Fn9, Fo, He3, Marc2, Morg, NYPL2, Pal5, Parm2, Ricc17 |
| rossetto | Con1, Con4, He2, Laur3, Laur5, Magl2, Marc1, Med2, NYPL3, Pal6, Par1, Per2, Ricc8 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Rosetta (River).” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/rosetta/.