Pilate stone
The Pilate stone is a block of carved limestone with a inscription on it. The inscription likely attributes and mentions Pontius Pilate, a prefect of Roman Judaea from around AD 26 to AD 37. It was discovered at the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima in 1961. The block is significant because it has a inscription carved in the 1st century which mentions the word or name "Pilate", likely referring to Pontius Pilate.
Content
[change | change source]The inscription on the block is mostly unreadable.
Those are what the readable parts of the inscription read:
Latin:
[Unreadable part] TIBERIVM
[Unreadable part]IVS PILATE
[Unreadable part]ECTVS IVDA[Unreadable part].
English translation:
[Unreadable part] Tiberieum
[Unreadable part]ius Pilate
[Unreadable part]Ectus Juda[Unreadable part].