person · P0268
Rav Eina רב עינא
Savora head at Sura in the generation after the Talmud's completion — the Iggeret names him and Rav Simona as the pair leading the two academies when most of the first savoraim had died within a few years.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב עינא
- Era
- savoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. savoraic generation after 4260 AM
- Academic
- fl. early 6th century CE
- Precision
- unknown
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after this, Rav Eina at Sura and Rav Simona at Pumbedita" — the Iggeret's notice of the paired savoraic heads after the deaths of the first savoraim.
No tenure years are given anywhere in the source; the role is therefore recorded without dates rather than guessed.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ |