Mithraic monuments of Nicopolis ad Istrum
Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum
The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is unique as it is the only Mithraic stele befitting a Greek donor.
CIMRM 2264
Inscriptions of Nicopolis ad Istrum
Ἀγαθῆι τύχηι. Ἡλίῳ | Μίθρᾳ | θεῷ | ἐπηκόῳ || Αὐρ(ήλιος) | Μᾶρκος | γναφεὺς | τὸ συήλιον | σὺν τῇ || ζωγραφίᾳ | κατεσκεύ|ασεν | ἐκ τῶν |ἰδίων || εὐχαρισ|τήριον.
To the lord Mithras, as an ex-voto, Galerios, son of Proteos, assistant stone cutter. To good fortune. To Helios Mithras, the listening god, Aurelios Markos, stone cutter, had the stele erected with the painting, at his own expense, as a mark of gratitude.
References
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum in EDH
- Valentin Bottez (2018) Mithras in Moesia Inferior. New data and new perspectives
- Николай Шаранков (2013) Посвещение на Митра от Никополис ад Иструм