person · P0257
Rav Acha bar Rava רב אחא בריה דרבא
Head of Pumbedita for five years — the Rav Acha bar Rava of the Talmud's final generations, in whose name the Iggeret quotes the dictum that from Rebbi until Rav Ashi "Torah and greatness in one place" was not found.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב אחא בריה דרבא
- Era
- amoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- d. 4179 AM (Seleucid 730, per the Iggeret)
- Academic
- d. 419 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him reigned Rav Acha son of Rava, and he died in the Seleucid year 730" (419 CE). | tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Chama and Rav Zevid held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4124–4144 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |