Disputes between Babatha and Her Co-Widow, Miriam

Before the attending witnesses who also affixed their signatures, Babathas (sic), a Maozene woman, daughter of Simon, summoned Miriam, an En-gedian woman, daughter of Beianos, to accompany her in person before Haterius Nepos, legatus Augusti pro praetore, wherever his venue may be, [to answer] why you seized everything in the house of Judah son of Eleazar Khthousion my and your late husband . . . and, equally important, to attend before the said Nepos until judgment.

Miriam replied, saying: Before this I summoned you not to go near the possessions of my and your late husband [and according to?] the . . . and prescriptions(?) of Judah my husband you have no claim against the said Judah regarding his estate and . . . Done in Maoza in the district of Zoōra, in the consulship of Laenas Pontianus and Rufinus seven days before the ides of July. Two copies were written.

It was written by Germanos son of Judah.

On the back, individual signatures

Elazar son of Ḥilqiyah, witness

Mattat son of Shim‘on, witness

Yehosef son of Mattat, witness

Yehudah son of _____, witness

Elazar son of Mattat, witness