Monumentum
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
The vase bears an inscription to the god but also 'king' Mithras.
Mithraic vase of TrierGDKE / Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Photo: Th Zühmer
The New Mithraeum
21 Jan 2022
Updated on Feb 2022
TNMM 419
A drinking vessel, krater, decorated with reliefs of the days of the week and an inscription by Cupitius to the god and king Mithras. Although its refined execution has led scholars to believe that this piece was intended for a shrine, it was found in the workshop that produced it, perhaps broken during its manufacture.
The inscription translates as 'Cupitius has given [this] as a gift to the god and king [Mithras]'. The title 'god and king' for Mithras is known from a handful of other inscriptions, including other ceramics from Trier.
Ca. 280–315 CE. Found in Pottery District, Pacelliufer, Trier. Terracotta. H. 30 cm; Diam. 16.7 cm. Currently at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, 1933,513.
Main inscription
Deo [R]egi Cupiti[…] / d[ono] d[edit]
Cupitius donated [this] to the god and king [Mithras]
References
- Darin Lehoux (2016) Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity.
