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Monumentum

Column with inscription from Dura Europos

The inscription pays homage to the emperor, probably Caracalla, to Mithras, the fathers, the petitor and the syndexioi.
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The New Mithraeum
31 Jan 2022
Updated on Jun 2026
Graffito on column I in black letters (L.H. 0.01).
Ὓπὲρ Νίκης του Κυρί/ου ἡμων Αὐτοκράτορος / Νάμα θεῷ Μίθρᾳ / νάμα πάτρασι Λιβει/ανῷ καὶ Θεωδώρῳ / νάμα καὶ Μαρείνῳ πε/τίτορι νάμα πᾶσι τοῖς / συνδεξίοις παρὰ τῳ θε[ῷ];
Underneath the word in a crown; to the right a palmbranch. The emperor mentioned is probably Caracalla.
RM 1934203 and fig. 4; ILN 1934 fig. 2; Ann. cp. 1935 No. 159; Report No. 848 and PI. XLIX 2.Painted inscription no…

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