person · P0267
Rabbah Tosfa'ah רבה תוספאה
Head of Mata Mechasya for two years between Mar bar Rav Ashi and Ravina II; tradition read his epithet — "the augmenter" — as marking the supplementary layer he added to the completed Talmud.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבה תוספאה
- Era
- amoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- d. 4230 AM (Seleucid 781, per the Iggeret)
- Academic
- d. 470 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him Rabbah Tosfa'ah, who died in the Seleucid year 781" (470 CE). | tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Ashi and Rav Yeimar held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4175–4195 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |