Back حجر بيلاطس Arabic Inscripció de Pilat Catalan Pontius-Pilatus-Inschrift von Caesarea German Pilate stone English Skribaĵo de Pilato Esperanto Piedra de Pilato Spanish Inscription de Pilate French Prasasti Pilatus ID Iscrizione di Pilato Italian Плита из Кесарии Russian
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.