ISB ~ John 19 v20

this title:Signs were hung around the necks of crucified victims and then fastened to their crosses. Listed on these placards was a brief inventory of the criminal charges brought against them.

The trilingual inscription of Pilate could be read by everyone in the region:Hebrew was the religious language of Israel still known by some Palestinian Jews; Latin was the official language of the Roman occupiers of Palestine; and Greek was the commercial language of the eastern Mediterranean world (CCC 440).