Nazareth Inscription Full Size Recreation is resin cast about 24 inches tall by 15 inches wide. The inscription is the "Edict of Caesar" prescribing capital punishment for body stealing. It was acquired by Wilhelm Frohner in 1878, and sent from Nazareth to Paris. Most reliable scholars say that the Caesar in question was Emperor Claudius, and date it to around 41 A.D. The edict required the death penalty for robbing tombs. Pagan Romans usually cremated their dead so it is amazing that the Emperor was concerned about grave robbers. Some think this edict was the result of Jesus' resurrection.