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Monumentum

Inscription of Hermes to Silvanus

This inscription, found in the Mitreo della Planta Pedis, among some other monuments in Ostia, suggests a link between Mithras and Silvanus.
 
The New Mithraeum
22 Sep 2023
Updated on Oct 2023

TNMM 626 ↔ CIMRM 276

Marble slab in different fragments (H. 0.25 Br. 0.46).

L.R. 0.025-0.04.

Silvano / sancto / sacrum / Hermes / M. Iuli Eunici.

An incomplete marble slab was found in Ostia in 1939 and replaced in one of the tiers of the masonry altar in the mithraeum of planta pedis. It bears an inscription, presumably complete, to Silvanus sanctus.

Main inscription

Silvano / sancto / sacrum / Hermes / M. Iuli Eunici.
Dedicated to the sacred Silvanus, Hermes, [slave] of Marcus Iulius Eunicus.

References

Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 84.

Related monuments

Mitreo della Planta Pedis

The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.

Basin with inscription from Mitreo della Planta Pedis

The dedicator of this marble basin could be the same person who offered the sculpture of Mithras slaying the bull in the Mitreo delle Terme di Mitra.

Altar of the Mitreo della Planta Pedis

The altar includes a slab with an inscription for the salvation of two emperors.

Basin from Mitreo della Planta Pedis

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Coin of Valerian and Sol

This coin was deposited in the upper level of the throne in the cult niche of the Mitreo della Planta Pedis.

 
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