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Sturio

Modern name
Sayyah ash Sharif marshes
Modern country
Egypt
Sturio, which appears on maps in only five Sfera manuscripts, appears in the Nile delta and probably refers to marshes or an estuary; Campbell hypothesizes a reference to what is now the Sayyah ash Sharif marshes between Rosetta and Damietta. Campbell #1548.
Coordinates
31.33, 30.98
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364136
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M120

Variant spellings of Sturio in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
stuccio [?] Ro2
sturi[...] Par1
sturio Med2, Ricc11, Ricc13
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Sturio.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sturio/.