The History of the Nabetians

One papyrus gives the account of a chariot driver who had seen two of his colleagues have an uncomfortable run in with a group of nabatians. It's not clear what caused the nabetians to utter their shout of protest and imprison these men. Perhaps it was some personal insult or a dispute over trade. Some historians have wondered whether it shows that the nabertians were offended by the men's treatment of the women in their cap ity, and decided to dole out some justice of their own. Another tantalizing flash bulb comes from the records of the jewish macabe revolt against the salucid empire nearly a hundred years later. At this point, joseph