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Susmena

Modern name
Sürmene
Modern country
Turkey
A site along the eastern Black Sea coast between Trebizond and Lovati (Campbell #1251; Gordeev 118–19). It is one of a group that appears only on a single Sfera map (Ashb7) with an unusual amount of detail in this area.
Coordinates
40.91, 40.12
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364191
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M187

Variant spellings of Susmena in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
susma[...] Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Susmena.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/susmena/.