Babatha was born in approximately 104 CE, probably in Mahoza.
10 Facts About Babatha
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Babatha is known to have bought a date palm orchard from Archelaus, a Nabatean provincial governor, in 99 CE.
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Babatha gave Shimon two documents to help him secure his title to the orchard.
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The earliest document that mentions Babatha is the deed gift that her father Shimon left to her mother Miriam.
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Babatha contributed a dowry of 400 denarii to the marriage.
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In 128, a legal document shows that Judah took a loan without interest from Babatha, showing that she had control of her money despite the union.
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At one point, Babatha summoned Julia Crispina to court, despite her Roman elite status, claiming that a false charge of violence had been made against her.
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Babatha offered to pool her property with the property left in trust for her son so that he could be raised in luxury with the interest on the joint amount.
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The latest documents discovered in the pouch concern a summons to appear in an Ein Gedi court as Judah's first wife, Miriam, had brought a dispute against Babatha regarding their late husband's property.
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Therefore, it is assumed that Babatha was near Ein Gedi in 132 CE, placing her in the midst of the Bar Kokhba revolt.