Sea of Nikpa (open water)

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A sea reputedly by China, in which ships are held immoveable and the only means of escape is to be mistaken as prey by a giant bird

Names

  • Hebrew: ים נקפא = YM NQPʾ 1

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907

Sources

  • 1Sea of Nikpa: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 94 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Liran Yadgar, “Sea of Nikpa” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17259.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; abstract; and Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Liran Yadgar: place categorization and categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
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