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Monumentum

Marble cippus inscribed to Sol Invictus Mithras and Cautopates, Rome

A marble cippus from Rome bearing two inscriptions: the upper dedicated to Deus Sol Invictus Mithras and Cautopates, the lower by Flavius and companions.
 
The New Mithraeum
2 Jan 2025
Updated on May 2026

TNMM 1145 ↔ CIMRM 639

Marble cippus with inscription.

Deo Soli envicto Mithre / Cautopati......
D(eo) S(oli) e(nvicto) M(ithre) / Flavius.... / an. XIII.... / cum omne.... / posuerunt.

Main inscription

Deo Soli envicto Mithre / Cautopati. . . . .. / D[eo] S[oli] e[nvicto] M[ithre] / Flavius .... / ...... / an. XIII. ... / cum omne . . . . / .... posuerunt.
To the Unconquered Sun God Mithras, to Cautopates...
To the Unconquered Sun God Mithras, Flavius... ... In the 13th year... with all [his household or companions]... they dedicated [this].

References

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