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''Ed.: Al-Battānī, ''Opus Astronomicum'' ed. C.A. Nallino III, 234-241.'' | ''Ed.: Al-Battānī, ''Opus Astronomicum'' ed. C.A. Nallino III, 234-241.'' | ||
''T.: MC 555 v | ''T.: MC 555 v A: 1'' | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Longitude | |||
! Latitude | |||
|- | |||
| ''Kūnīn'' (= ''Kūsh'') above Miṣr | |||
| 62° | |||
| 36° | |||
|- | |||
| Kūnīn (= ''Kūsh'') the interior, beyond the Equator | |||
| 50° | |||
| 12° | |||
|- | |||
| ''Sūwād'' (''Sūwān''?) of the Ḥabasha | |||
| 65° | |||
| 22° 30' | |||
|- | |||
| ''Kusūmī'' (=Auxuma, Aksum) the town of the King of Kush | |||
| 65° | |||
| 11° | |||
|- | |||
| ''Madīnat al-Tīb'' (the city of the spices) | |||
| 82° | |||
| 40° 30’ | |||
|- | |||
| ''Dunqula'' the city of the Nubians | |||
| 63° | |||
| 14° 15' | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Literary Sources]] | [[Category:Literary Sources]] | ||
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KITĀB SŪRAT AL-ARḌ
(before 900 A.D.)
A book of astronomical tables found in al-Battānī's work. Part of an Arabic translation (now lost) of the Geography of Ptolemy.
Ed.: Al-Battānī, Opus Astronomicum ed. C.A. Nallino III, 234-241.
T.: MC 555 v A: 1
| Longitude | Latitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Kūnīn (= Kūsh) above Miṣr | 62° | 36° |
| Kūnīn (= Kūsh) the interior, beyond the Equator | 50° | 12° |
| Sūwād (Sūwān?) of the Ḥabasha | 65° | 22° 30' |
| Kusūmī (=Auxuma, Aksum) the town of the King of Kush | 65° | 11° |
| Madīnat al-Tīb (the city of the spices) | 82° | 40° 30’ |
| Dunqula the city of the Nubians | 63° | 14° 15' |
