[Ikeon]

it was the letters, I.N.R.I.

I=j= jesus

N= Nazerath= his home town.

R= Rex= King

I=j= Jews

Jesus of Nazerath, King Jew. or " of the Jews"

thats te he translation I was taught. it wasnt a bumpersticker , it was 4 letters

[irishjuggler]

You’re correct. Tradition holds that the sign was I.N.R.I., Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum.

Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews.

The first three words are in the nominative case.
Iudeorum is plural genitive (possessive), “of the Judeans” or “of the Jews”

[jmacusa]

INRI. Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum. Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews.