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

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].