PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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منتهى الجنوب ‘southern limit’

Arabic

References: PH Morelon: I.3:6, 19:18; I.12:3, 43:7
Translation of:
Greek: νότιον πέρας [PH Heiberg: I.3:6, 74:23; I.12:3, 94:16]
Modern translations:
French: limite australe [PH Morelon: I.3:6, 18:24-25; I.12:3, 42:10]
German: Südgrenze, Südpunkt [PH Nix: I.3:6, 75:32; I.12:3, 95:19]