Babatha
Babatha, also known as Babata (Hebrew: בבתא; c. 104 – after 132) was a Jewish woman who lived in the town of Maḥoza (at the south-eastern tip of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan) at the beginning of the second century CE. In 1960, archaeologist Yigael Yadin discovered a leather pouch containing her personal documents in what came to be known as the Cave of Letters, near the Dead Sea. The documents found include such legal contracts concerning marriage (ketubba), property transfers, and guardianship. These documents, ranging from CE 96 to 134, depict a vivid picture of life for an upper-middle class Jewish woman during that time. They also provide an example of the Roman bureaucracy and legal system under which she lived.
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Pouch that contained Babatha's document. Leather, Cave of the Letters, Nahal Hever (132-135 CE). Israel Museum, Jerusalem | |
| Born | c. 104 CE |
| Spouse(s) | Jesus bar Jesus (c. 120–c. 124) Judah Eleazar Ketushyon (c. 125–130) |
| Children | 1 |
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