Sea of Tana
- Modern name
- Sea of Azov
- Coordinates
- 46.11, 36.6
The Sea of Tana (now known as the Sea of Azov) was known by that name in the Middle Ages after the major port of Tana situated at its eastern end. It was a major waterway connecting the Don River (with Tana at its mouth) to the Black Sea via the Kerch Strait, and from there via the Dardanelles to the Mediterranean Sea.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M081
Variant spellings of Sea of Tana in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| .m. della tana | Laur3 |
| [...]re della tana | Pad1 |
| fiume Tanay | Parm2 |
| gosta / ntinopoli | Ricc1 |
| M. della tana | Par2 |
| m[...] della tana | Fn8 |
| M[a]RE Delatana | Ashb3 |
| M[ar]e DELLA TANA | Per2 |
| M[are] de latana | Ricc17 |
| M[ARE] DELA TANA | Med3 |
| M[are] dela tana | Chig2 |
| M[ARE] DELATANA | Pnc5 |
| M[are] della tana | Par3 |
| M[ARE] DITANA | Pnc5 |
| ma[re] dela tana | ME2 |
| Ma[re] della tan[...] | Cors2 |
| mar de llatana | MB |
| Mar della tana | NYPL3 |
| mar della tana | Ricc12 |
| Mar dellatana | Magl2, Ricc15 |
| mar tella tana | Marc1 |
| mare de la tana | Ro2 |
| Mare de latana | Fo |
| mare de latana | NB |
| MARE DE LATANA | Med3 |
| Mare del lathana | MB |
| Mare delata na | Ricc9 |
| MARE DELATA/NA | Ashb3 |
| Mare della t[…]a | Con4 |
| mare della tana | Ashb2, Ricc1 |
| Mare della tana | Bal, Fn9, Yale4 |
| MARE DELLA TANA | Wie1 |
| mare dellarena | Urb1 |
| mare dellatana | Laur5, Ricc8 |
| MARE DELLATANA | BL01 |
| Mare dellatana | Pnc4 |
| Mare dellatanna | Con3 |
| Mare dilatana | Clas2 |
| mare dilatana | Pal8 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Sea of Tana.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sea-of-tana/.