person · P0265 · amoraim
Rav Nachman bar Rav Huna רב נחמן בר רב הונא
Head of Mata Mechasya (Sura) for three years; in his last year "persecution fell, and Yazdgerd decreed to annul the Shabbat" — the darkening backdrop of the Talmud's final redaction.
Who
- Hebrew
- רב נחמן בר רב הונא
- Era
- amoraim
When
- Traditional
- d. 4215 AM (Seleucid 766, per the Iggeret)
- Civil (computed)
- 4145–4215 AM · 385–455 CE
- Academic
- d. 455 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
Where
- Places
- Sura
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him Rav Nachman bar Rav Huna, who died in the Seleucid year 766; and persecution fell, and Yazdgerd decreed to annul the Shabbat" (455 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. 4160–4180 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |