Geographic Surveys

Namalco

Harbor city. Sea harbor in Kedantlan, built as a Latin harbor.

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Harbor city. Sea harbor in Kedantlan, built as a Latin harbor.

Name

  • Listed as Namalco, from namal + co.
  • Under the Xibanal rebuild this becomes Nimalco, "harbor place" (root n-m-l, suffix -co).
  • Why: n-m-l as "harbor" is modern Hebrew, not biblical; default feminine vowel i. Verify the root against the lexicon.
  • Status: provisional until ruled.