Monumentum
Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Barberini
The inscription mentions the name of the donor, Yperanthes, of Persian origin.
Inscription slab of Barberini Mithraeum
Pascal Lemaire
The New Mithraeum
31 Jan 2022
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Yperanthes / basem inbicto / donum / dedit.
The name of Yperanthes seems to be of Persian origin (cf. CIG XII p. 480). The inscription stands in a red frame, in which traces of red and blue colours.