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The New Mithraeum Database tagged with epigraphia

Mithraic monuments, temples and other objects related to Mithras and tagged with epigraphia.

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  • Monumentum

    Altar of Tettius Plotus from Oescus

    In the altar that Titus Tettius Plotus dedicated to the invincible God, he called himself pater sacrorum.

    TNMM634 – CIMRM 2252

    T(itus) Tettiu[s] / Plotu{u}[s] / vet(eranus) leg(ionis) II[II] / F(laviae) F(elix) p(ater) s(acrorum) d[ei] / Invicti [s(olvit)] / l(ibens) m(erito).
    Titus Tettius Plotus, veteran of Legion IV Flavia Felix, father of the rites (pater sacrorum) of the invincible God, willingly and justly fulfilled his vow.

    CIL III 6128; III 7425

  • Monumentum

    Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria

    This plaque from Carsulae, in Umbria, refers to the creation of a leonteum erected by the lions at their own expense.

    TNMM483

    Leonteum cum signo et cetero cultu exornatum / ex permissu sanctissimi ordinis ex pec(unia) sua / a solo fecerunt leones, consummati ab Egnatio Re/parato sacerdote legit(imo) et collatore, T(itus) Lep…
    The leonteum, adorned with a statue and other cultic elements, with the permission of the most sacred municipal ordo, the Lions erected it at their own expense from the ground, they who were initiated (consummati) by Egnatius Reparatus, legitimate priest (legitimus) and contributor: Titus Lepidius Honorinus, Alexander and Amicus, imperial (slaves), guardians, the two Lucii Vicrii, Severus and Speratus, Titus Satronius Sabinianus, Publius Vatinius Iustus, Lucius Tulius Felix, Lucius Longinius Stachys, craftsman, for a sum of 5,000 sesterces. Location given by decree of the decurions.
  • Mithraeum

    Mithräum von Dormagen

    Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.

    TNMM91

    Deo Soli i(nvicto) M(ithrae) p(ro) s(alute) i(mperatoris) Suran l(ibertus) dupl(icarius) ale Noricorum ci(vis) Trax v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).
  • Monumentum

    Fragmented tauroctony of Dormagen

    This second tauroctony, found in the Mithraeum of Dormagen, was consecrated by a man of Thracian origin.

    TNMM633 – CIMRM 1014, 1015

    Deo Soli I(nvicto) M(ithrae) p(ro) s(alute) Th(?)urat(?)r(?)[al]is Didil[ae f(ilius)] / dup[l(arius)] al(a)e Noricorum ci[vis T(h)rax v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)]

    CIL XIII 8524

  • Monumentum

    Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras

    Gnostic amulet found in the ancient Agora of Athens, depicting Abraxas on one side and a Mithraic inscription on the other.

    TNMM547

    AΔWNAIE ABPACAE AEHIOYW IAW CABAWΘ.
    Adonai, Abrasax, AEHIOΥΩ, Yahweh of hosts.
  • Monumentum

    Cippus à Zeus Helios great Serapis

    This small cippus to Zeus, Helios and Serapis includes Mithras as one of the main gods, although some authors argue that it could be the name of the donor.

    TNMM628 – CIMRM 463

    Εἷς Ζεὺς / [[Σάραπις]] / ῞Ηλιος / κοσμοκράτωρ / ἀνείκητος. Διὶ Ἡλίῳ / μεγάλῳ / Σαράπιδι / σωτῆρι / πλουτοδότῃ / …
    One is Zeus [[Sarapis]] Helios, lord of the world, invincible. To Zeus Helios, great Sarapis, saviour, bringer of wealth, hearer of prayers, benefactor, invincible Mithras, in gratitude.

    CIL AE 1913 188

  • Monumentum

    Inscription of Iulius Pyrrus

    This inscription to Zeus Helios Mithras Serapis by a certain Ioulios Pyrros is now lost.

    TNMM629

    Διὶ Ἡλίῳ Μίθρᾳ Σέραπι Ἰούλιος Πύρρος εὐξάμενος ἀν(έθηκεν).
    To Zeus Helios Mithras Serapis, Ioulios Pyrros made a vow of consecration.
  • Monumentum

    Inscription of Aurelius Mithres

    This monument, found in the Domus Flavia in Rome, bears an inscription by a certain Aurelius Mithres.

    TNMM630

    [Aurel]ius / Mithres / Aug(usti) l(ibertus) strator / Serapi d(onum) d(edit).
    Aurelius Mithres, an imperial freedman and strator, offered this gift to Serapis.

    CIL VI 571

  • Monumentum

    Inscription of Mitreo Aldobrandini by Sextus

    This inscription found in the Mithraeum Aldobrandini informs us of certain restorations carried out in the temple during a second phase of development.

    TNMM568 – CIMRM 233

    Deum vetusta religione / in velo formatum et umore obnubi/latum marmoreum cum / throno omnibusq(ue) ornamentis / a solo omni impendio suo fecit / Sex(tus) Pompeius Maximus pater / q(uod) s(upra) s(cr…
    The Pater Sextus Pompeius Maximus (whose name is written above) paid out of his own pocket for the marble (statue of the) god, standing on the floor, with the throne, all his decorations, and he coated with marble the stalls for a length of 68 feet. The god, in accord with the old devotion, was (previously) depicted on a veil but it was fading because of the humidity.

    CIL XIV 4314

  • Mithraeum

    Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale

    A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.

    TNMM97 – CIMRM 250, 251

    Soli invict(o) Mit(hrae) d(onum) d(edit) L. Agrius Calendio.

    CIL XIV 56