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List of Mithraic grade titles from Dura-Europos

Partial list of Mithraic initiatory grade titles attested in inscriptions from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, 3rd century A.D.

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Wall plaster inscription fragment from Dura-Europos

Fragmentary inscription on wall plaster from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, with partially legible text.

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Graffito with eisodos and exodos at Dura-Europos

Minute engraved inscription with the words eisodos and exodos (entrance and exit), from column 3 of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Graffito naming Maximus magus at Dura-Europos

Engraved inscription naming Maximus as magus, from column 1 of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Graffito naming Antoninus at Dura-Europos

Engraved Nâma inscription addressed to Antoninus, a pious syndexios, from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Dipinto naming the fathers of Dura-Europos

Painted inscription naming the patres and other initiates of the Mithraeum, above the podium in the south-west corner of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Graffito with Nâma salutation from Dura-Europos

Graffito bearing the Mithraic salutation Nâma, engraved on column 1 of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Dipinto of Archelao from Dura-Europos

Painted inscription naming a tribune Archelao, found on a column or wall of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Figure fragment from the banquet scene at Dura-Europos

Fragment of a figure dressed like Mithras in the banquet scene, found in the rubble of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Painted plaster with foliage from Dura-Europos

Fragments of wall plaster decorated with green leaves and tree branches, adhering to the south wall of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Large-scale painted heads from Dura-Europos

Fragments of large-scale painted heads belonging to paintings of considerable size, from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, 3rd century A.D.

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Zodiac paintings in the Dura-Europos Mithraeum

Painted zodiac signs covering earlier figures in Phrygian cap in the arched niche of the Later Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, 3rd century A.D.

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Parthian dipinto from Dura-Europos

Painted Parthian inscription on a ceramic sherd possibly referring to Mithras as a bull-slayer.

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Graffito on the sacred nitre

Greek ritual graffito scratched on wall plaster in the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, mentioning the “fiery exhalation” and the “sacred nitre” of the Magi.

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Price list from Dura-Europos

Fragmentary Greek graffito from Dura-Europos recording the prices of everyday goods such as wine, meat, wood and lamp wicks.

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First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos

One of the reliefs of the Dura Europos tauroctonies includes several characters with their respective names.

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Mithraeum of Dura Europos

The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.

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Scratched words of Kamerios

'Hail to Kamerios the Pater' can be read on one of the walls of the mithraeum at Dura Europos.

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Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum

The text mentions a certain Kamerios, described as immaculate miles.

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Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos

This short dipinto pays homage to the Lions and the Persians, the 4th and 5th Mithraic degrees.

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