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At the top of the cross is a placard (the "Titulus Crucis", or "Title of the Cross") inscribed with the words "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" written in Hebrew, reverse Koine Greek (Jesus' native language), and reverse Latin. It is made of walnut and survives mostly intact. It was probably written by a native Hebrew speaker because the Latin and Greek portions are reversed (right to left). It is written as three continuous strands of letters as the concept of putting spaces between words had not been invented yet.

This is the text in all three languages, which I have not found together anywhere else.

Description
At the top of the cross is a placard (the "Titulus Crucis", or "Title of the Cross") inscribed with the words "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" written in Hebrew, reverse Koine Greek (Jesus' native language), and reverse Latin. It is made of walnut and survives mostly intact. It was probably written by a native Hebrew speaker because the Latin and Greek portions are reversed (right to left). It is written as three continuous strands of letters as the concept of putting spaces between words had not been invented yet.

This is the text in all three languages, which I have not found together anywhere else.