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Aramaic in Christ's time, but also ancient Hebrew, Syro-Phonecian, and Roman, depending upon which quarter in Jerusalem, and which ancient era is meant. It should be understood that the common man did not use writing in ancient Jerusalem; retail signs were invariably pictographs, etc.

In the early Old Testament Period, Akkadian Cuneiform script was popular across Ancient Israel.

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