person · P0251
Rav Huna bar Chiya רב הונא בר חייא
Head of Pumbedita in the interregnum after Rav Yehudah's death, while Rabbah and Rav Yosef each deferred the office to the other. Known to the succession almost solely through the Iggeret's tradition of the academy's own masters.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב הונא בר חייא
- Era
- amoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- head of Pumbedita c. 4059–4069 AM
- Academic
- head c. 299–309 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈69 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "We have heard from the masters of our metivta that in those years after Rav Yehudah, when Rabbah did not accept the authority, Rav Huna bar Chiya reigned at Pumbedita, and there was a great study hall there" — the Iggeret's internal academy tradition filling the gap between Rav Yehudah and Rabbah.
Attested only by the Iggeret's oral tradition ("we have heard from our masters"); the tenure is bounded by Rav Yehudah's death (Sel. 610) and Rav Chisda's (Sel. 620).
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tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Yehudah held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4015–4035 AM), making reception from him the likeliest reconstruction.
Derived by era-and-institution inference, not attested. The formative window is computed from this entry's schematic dates, hence the low confidence. A talmudic attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
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reconstruction | ★☆☆☆☆ |