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Monumentum

Mithraic inscription from Anazarbus

This dedicatory inscription by Aurelius Seleucus, found in Cilicia, aligns with Plutarch’s account of Cilician pirates performing foreign sacrifices and secret rites of Mithras.

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26 Nov 2024

Updated on May 2026

During the Congress of Ancient Anatolian Studies in Istanbul 1952 M. Gough lectured about "a new Mithraic inscription from Anazarba". The monument has not yet been published.CIMRM II 27bisAltar with projecting mouldings at top and bottom (H. 1.37 Br. 0.47 D. 0.45). Found at the S-W end of Stadium at Anazarva.M. Gough in Anatolian Studies II, 1952, 131 No. 3 and Pl. XIIa; Will, Rel. Cult., 167 n. 1.L.H. 0.04–0.025.[ὑπάτου τò] β’ π(ατρίδος) π(ατρίδας) [Μ. Αὐρή]λιος Σέλευκος Ια[ρεὺς καί] / πατήρ διὰ βίου Διὸς [Ἡλί]ου…

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