Chemtou or Chimtou was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba near the Algerian frontier. It was known as Simitthu (or Simitthus in Roman period) in antiquity.
Mithraic monuments of Simitthus
Inscription of Chemtou
Dedication from Simitthus mentioning the restoration of a monument and a vow fulfilled to Cautes and Cautopates during the reign of Caracalla and Julia Maesa.
Inscriptions of Simitthus
[------] Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) M(arci) Aurel(i) An]/tonini ⟦---⟧ et Iuliae Ma[esae ---]/re novo et carmine sign[---]/legionis restituit auxil[---]/solvit Cauten Cautopate[n ---].
[…] of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus […] and of Julia Maesa […], anew and according to the directive […], the auxiliary unit of the legion restored […], and fulfilled a vow to Cautes and Cautopates […].
References
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Inscription of Chemtou in EDH
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Inscription of Chemtou in EDCS
- Fahim Ennouhi (2025) Le culte de Mithra en Afrique du Nord antique. Etude épigraphique et archéologique
