Safi
- Ancient name
- Thymiaterium?
- Modern name
- Safi
- Modern country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 32.28, -9.23
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364382
Safi was already a busy port in the 12th century, serving as the main port for the Almoravids' and Almohads' capital at Morocco (Marrakesh). After the Marinids moved the capital to Fez, it remained a major trade port. It was conquered by the Portuguese in 1488, after Dati's time. Presumably due to the easily confused similarity between the letters f and long s in medieval scripts, the Sfera manuscripts contain spelling variants from safi to fassi. Campbell #1829.
The toponym Safi appears in La Sfera in the following places:
Click on any citation to view it in context in the edition.
Map of the location P172
Variant spellings of Safi in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| faffi | Pal6 |
| Faffi | Pal5 |
| Fafi | Con3 |
| Farssi | Ashb6 |
| Fassi | Vat2 |
| fassi | Fn12, Fn6, MB, Med3, NYPL3, Ricc1 |
| FASSI | Wie1 |
| fassy | Ashb3 |
| Fassy | Par3 |
| saffi | Bal, Barb3, Barb4, Borg, Chig1, Chig2, Con4, Fn8, Fn9, He2, Laur5, Marc1, Med2, NB, New, Pal8, Par4, Pnc3, Pnc5, Ricc11, Ricc12, Ricc15, Ricc6, Ricc8, Ricc9, Ro2, Spe, Tre, Urb1 |
| Saffi | BL01, BL02, Cap1, Clas2, Cors2, Fo, He1, He3, Luc2, Marc2, Med1, Morg, NYPL2, Par2, Parm2, Pnc4, Ricc13, Ricc14, Ricc17, Vat3 |
| Saffy | Cs1, Per2 |
| saffy | Laur3, Par1 |
| safi | Ashb7, Con1 |
| Safi | Magl2 |
| zaffi | Fn3, ME2, Pad1 |
| zafi | Magl4 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Safi.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/safi/.