Mithraic monuments of Nicopolis ad Istrum
Tauroctony from Nicopolis ad Istrum
The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is a rare Mithraic stele bearing two Greek dedications from different phases of its use.
CIMRM 2264
People attested in Nicopolis ad Istrum
Inscriptions from Nicopolis ad Istrum
Tauroctony from Nicopolis ad Istrum
Κυρίō (!) Μίθρᾳ εὐχ[ὴ]ν̣ / Γαλέριος Προτέως (!) ἐπιγναφ{α}εύς.
Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ Ἡλίῳ / Μίθρᾳ / θεῷ / ἐπηκόῳ / Αὐρ(ήλιος) Μάρκος / γναφεὺς / τὸ στήλιον / σὺν τῇ ζωγραφίᾳ / κατεσκεύ/ασεν / ἐκ τῶν / ἰδίων / εὐχαρισ/τήριον.
Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ Ἡλίῳ / Μίθρᾳ / θεῷ / ἐπηκόῳ / Αὐρ(ήλιος) Μάρκος / γναφεὺς / τὸ στήλιον / σὺν τῇ ζωγραφίᾳ / κατεσκεύ/ασεν / ἐκ τῶν / ἰδίων / εὐχαρισ/τήριον.
To the Lord Mithras, Galerios, son of Proteos, assistant-fuller, [dedicated] this votive offering.
To Good Fortune. To Helios Mithras, the god who hears prayers, Aurelius Marcus, fuller, had the stele made together with the painting, at his own expense, as a thank-offering.
To Good Fortune. To Helios Mithras, the god who hears prayers, Aurelius Marcus, fuller, had the stele made together with the painting, at his own expense, as a thank-offering.
References
- Cristina-Georgeta Alexandrescu (2019) Mithras Cult in Moesia Inferior
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum in EDH
- Valentin Bottez (2018) Mithras in Moesia Inferior. New data and new perspectives
- Николай Шаранков (2013) Посвещение на Митра от Никополис ад Иструм
