Category:Pilate stone

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<nowiki>Piedra de Pilato; ピラトの碑文; Pierre de Pilate; Prasasti Pilatus; Inscripció de Pilat; Плита из Кесарии; Iscrizione di Pilato; Pontius-Pilatus-Inschrift von Caesarea; Skribaĵo de Pilato; Pilate Stone; حجر بيلاطس; Pilatussteen; பிலாத்து கல்வெட்டு; reperto archeologico; ポンテオ・ピラトの銘の刻まれた、1世紀の石灰石で出来た碑文; Inschrift mit Erwähnung des Pontius Pilatus; 1st-century piece of limestone with inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate; قطع أثرية; Плита из Кейсарии; ピラト碑文</nowiki>
Pilate Stone 
1st-century piece of limestone with inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate
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The Pilate Stone is the name given to a block (82 cm x 65 cm) of limestone with a carved inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman-controlled province of Judaea from 26-36. The stone is significant because it is the only universally accepted archaeological find with an inscription mentioning the name "Pontius Pilatus" to date.