- Source: Tapurei
Tapurei (Greek: Ταπούρεοι) were a tribe in Scythia intra Imaum mentioned by Ptolemy.
Ptolemy refers to two different tribe with similar names. The first tribe, called Tapuri, lived in the land of the Medes south of the Caspian Sea. The second tribe, called the Tapurei, lived in the land of the Scythians. According to the Encyclopaedia Iranica, the origin of the Tapurei reached the mountains of the land of Hyrcania.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tapuri". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
