person · P0254

Rav Zevid רב זביד

Head of Pumbedita after Rav Chama, a frequent voice in the Talmud's later strata; the Iggeret preserves of his headship only the tenure and the death year — exactly the kind of link this succession exists to keep.

I. Who

Hebrew
רב זביד
Era
amoraim

II. When

Traditional
d. 4145 AM (Seleucid 696, per the Iggeret)
Academic
d. 385 CE
Lifespan (traditional)
≈70 years
Precision
approximate

III. Where

Places
Pumbedita

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
"After him Rav Zevid reigned at Pumbedita and died in the Seleucid year 696" (385 CE). tradition ★★★★☆
No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rava and Abaye held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4090–4110 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 ★☆☆☆☆