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'''''Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae''''' ('''''CIMRM''''') is a two-volume collection of inscriptions and monuments relating primarily to the [[Mithraic Mysteries]]. It was compiled by Maarten Jozef Vermaseren and published at [[The Hague]] by [[Martinus Nijhoff Publishers]], 1956, 1960 in 2 vols. Publication was sponsored by the [[Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts|Royal Flemish Academy]] and the [[Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research|Netherlands Organization for Pure Research]].{{sfn|Vermaseren|1956|p=iv|Ref=CIMRM}} It is based on an earlier 1947 work of the same title that began as an entry in a competition organized by the Department of Fine Arts and Literature of the Flemish Academy<!--already linked-->.{{sfn|Vermaseren|1956|p=vii|Ref=CIMRM}}

It is viewed as "an undiscriminating work",{{sfn|Daniels|1975|p=249}} with "unpredictable topographic zig-zagging",{{sfn|Gordon|1994|p=460}} but it remains indispensable{{sfn|Gordon|1994|p=459, n. 2}} for its access to the great bulk of the archaeological evidence. Although now {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1960}} years old, no updated corpora have been published since Vermaseren's, and ''CIMRM'' thus remains the standard reference catalog of inscriptions and monuments of the Mithraic Mysteries.{{sfn|Clauss|2000|p=xix}}

Between 1960 and the time of his death in 1990, Vermaseren had accrued a substantial amount of material for a third volume of ''CIMRM''. After his death, this collection was passed on to some<!--(thus far unidentified)--> Dutch scholar, and the trail of the material was lost. In August 2004, Richard Gordon posted an appeal [https://web.archive.org/web/20140529183739/http://www.uhu.es/ejms/cimrm.htm on the website] of the ''Electronic Journal of Mithraic Studies'', requesting information on the whereabouts of the material.{{sfn|Gordon|2004}} 

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==Bibliography==
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* {{citation|last=Clauss|first=Manfred |year=2000<!-- hardback=2000, paperback=2001; page numbers match --> |title=The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and His Mysteries|series=trans. R. L. Gordon|location=New York|publisher=Routledge}}.
* {{citation|last=Daniels|first=Charles M.|chapter=The role of the Roman army in the spread and practice of Mithraism|pages=II.459–474|editor-last=Hinnels|editor-first=John R.|title=Mithraic Studies: Proceedings of the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies|year=1975|publisher=Manchester UP}}.
* {{citation|last=Gordon|first=Richard L. |year=1994 |title=Who worshipped Mithras? |pages=459–474 |journal=Journal of Roman Archaeology |volume=7 |doi=10.1017/S1047759400012873 }}.
* {{citation|last=Gordon|first=Richard L.|year=2004|title=CIMRM Supplement|journal=Electronic Journal of Mithraic Studies|volume=IV|url=http://www.uhu.es/ejms/cimrm.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010620104857/http://www2.uhu.es/ejms/cimrm.htm|archive-date=2001-06-20|url-status=dead}}.
* {{citation|last=Nock|first=Arthur Darby|year=1958|title=Vermaseren's Corpus Religionis Mithriacae I|journal=Gnomon|volume=30|issue=H.4|pages=291–295}}.
* {{citation|last=Vermaseren|first=M. J.<!--Maarten Jozef-->|title=Corpus inscriptionum et monumentorum religionis mithriacae|series=2 vols.|location=The Hague|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff|orig-year=1956|year=1960|ref=CIMRM}}.
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==External links==
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*{{citation|editor-last=Pearse|editor-first=Roger|chapter=Catalog of Monuments|title=roger-pearse.com|chapter-url=http://www.roger-pearse.com/mithras/display.php?page=selected_monuments}}.
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