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Monumentum

Marble slab inscription of Yperanthes from the Palazzo Barberini Mithraeum, Rome

Square marble slab walled in the right projecting elevation before the cult-niche of the Palazzo Barberini Mithraeum, with a dedication by Yperanthes (a Persian name) to the Invictus, inscribed in a red frame with traces of red and blue colour.

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Updated on May 2026

Square marble slab (0.30), walled in the right projecting elevation before the cult-niche.Yperanthes / basem inbicto / donum / dedit.The name of Yperanthes seems to be of Persian origin (cf. CIG XII p. 480). The inscription stands in a red frame, in which traces of red and blue colours.

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