was sealed with a rock. Because the documents were never retrieved and because twenty skeletal remains were found nearby, historians have suggested that Babatha perished while taking refuge in the cave. Notes Bibliography book cite Esler, Philip F. (2017). Babatha’s Orchard: The Yadin Papyri and an Ancient Jewish Family Tale Retold. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Further reading External links Video Lecture on Babatha by Henry Abramson (2014) Lecture, , Jan 2020. Babatha's Life and Times Bibliography on Babatha Transcriptions of some of Babatha's papyri Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri 104 births 2nd-century deaths Dead Sea Scrolls Ancient Jewish women 2nd-century Jews Ancient businesswomen Ancient businesspeople 2nd-century women