Mithraion of Mit Rahina

The Mithraion of Memphis is a sanctuary dedicated to the Iranian god Mithra known exclusively through two Greek papyri dating to the third century BCE. These documents, conventionally identified as P. Gurob 22 and BGU 1936, contain the earliest known occurrence of the Greek term mithraion and provide the earliest documentary evidence for a temple dedicated to Mithra outside the Iranian world (Wilcken 1924; Harris 1996; Campos Méndez 2026). Although the precise location of the sanctuary remains unknown, it is now generally accepted that it was situated at Memphis rather than in the Fayum…