Cave of Letters

The Cave of Letters is a refuge cave in Nahal Hever in the Judean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found. Some are related to the Bar Kokhba revolt, including letters of correspondence between Bar Kokhba and his subordinates. Another notable bundle of papyri, known as the Babatha cache, comprises legal documents of Babatha, a female landowner of the same period.

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  Cave of Horror ⓘ
  area in the Judaean Desert in Israel

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  Cave of Letters ⓘ
  cave

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  Cavern of the Patriarchs ⓘ
  series of caves located in the heart of the old city of Hebron  

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  Khureitun Cave ⓘ
  

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  Unknown ⓘ
  archaeological site in Israel

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Wadi Murabba'at Caves ⓘ
  3 caves in Wadi Murabba'at, Israel

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  מערת דודים ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  מערת הבריכה ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  מערת המטמון ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  מערת הסלע ⓘ
  

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  מערת כידוד ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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Cave of Letters (2)

Cave of Letters (1)

Yigael Yadin with an Incense Shovel, the Cave of Letters, the Judean Desert

BabathaScroll

Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology WingDSCN5113

Sickle knife key jars. Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Clothes. Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Pouch Babatha's document. Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Copper jars. Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Basket. Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Cave of Horror	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Letters	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cavern of the Patriarchs	tomb, archaeological site, mausoleum, cave, mosque, synagogue	Wikidata
site	cave		Khureitun Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Wadi Murabba'at Caves	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערת דודים	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערת הבריכה	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערת המטמון	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערת הסלע	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערת כידוד	cave	Wikidata
commons	image		Cave of Letters (2)		Commons
commons	image		Cave of Letters (1)		Commons
commons	image		Yigael Yadin with an Incense Shovel, the Cave of Letters, the Judean Desert		Commons
commons	image		BabathaScroll		Commons
commons	image		Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology WingDSCN5113		Commons
commons	image		Sickle knife key jars. Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem		Commons
commons	image		Clothes. Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem		Commons
commons	image		Pouch Babatha's document. Israel Museum, Jerusalem		Commons
commons	image		Copper jars. Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem		Commons
commons	image		Basket. Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever. Israel Museum, Jerusalem		Commons