Mosullon

Information from the Periplus

Ancient Toponym: Mosullon
Place Type: Port of trade
Route: Western route
Next on Route: Cape Elephas
Ancient Area: Africa
Periplus Chapter: PME, Ch. 10

Topographic info

Longitude 48.605954
Latitude 11.28743
Location Source: Pleiades

Modern Identification: Bosaso
Modern Country: Somaliland

Passage from the Periplus

From Mundu, with the course heading eastward, similarly after two, perhaps three, runs near [? a promontory] lies Mosyllon on a beach with a poor harbor. Here there is a market for the aforementioned goods plus silverware; ironware, but in lesser quantity; precious stones. Exports from this area are: a great quantity of cassia (for this reason the port requires bigger ships); other spices and aromatics; a little low-quality tortoiseshell; mokrotu incense, poorer than that from Mundu; “far-side” frankincense; ivory and myrrh but only on rare occasions. (from the Casson translation)

Bibliography

Ancient source: Ptolemy, 4.7.10

Bibliography: nan