person · P0253
Rav Chama רב חמא
Head of Pumbedita for two decades after Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak — the Rav Chama of Nehardea before whom, in the Iggeret's own talmudic illustration, the case of the judge who ruled like Rabbi Elazar was brought.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב חמא
- Era
- amoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- d. 4137 AM (Seleucid 688, per the Iggeret)
- Academic
- d. 377 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak several heads reigned at Pumbedita: Rav Chama reigned and died in the Seleucid year 688" (377 CE) — the Iggeret identifying him with the Rav Chama of the sugya in Shevuot. | tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Abaye and Rava held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4082–4102 AM), making reception from them 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.
|
reconstruction | ★☆☆☆☆ |