person · P0264

Rav Idi bar Avin רב אידי בר אבין

Head of Mata Mechasya (Sura) for twenty years after Rav Yeimar — the second sage of the name, of the generation after the Rav Idi bar Avin who disputed with Abaye's contemporaries.

I. Who

Hebrew
רב אידי בר אבין
Era
amoraim

II. When

Traditional
d. 4212 AM (Seleucid 763, per the Iggeret)
Academic
d. 452 CE
Lifespan (traditional)
≈70 years
Precision
approximate

III. Where

Places
Sura

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
"After him Rav Idi bar Avin, who died in the Seleucid year 763" (452 CE). tradition ★★★★☆
No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Ashi held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4157–4177 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.
reconstruction ★☆☆☆☆