Monumentum
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
These fragmentary monuments, one with an inscription, were found in the Gimmeldingen mithraeum.
Fragmented altar with inscription from Gimmeldingen
Ortolf Harl
The New Mithraeum
27 Oct 2023
TNMM 712 ↔ CIMRM 1322
Fragments of an altar in sandstone (H. 0.22 Br. 0.40 D. 0.13) show in its upper part a patera.
In the lower part of another altar (H. 0.58 Br. 0.285-0.35 D. 0.17-0.22) are still visible the letters (L.H. 0.035):
V(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito).
Fragments of pottery (cf. Finke in BRGK XVII, 1927, 54f No. 167).
Main inscription
V[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] l[aetus] m[erito].
Fulfilled vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
