person · P0269

Rav Simona רב סימונא

Savora head at Pumbedita, paired in the Iggeret's notice with Rav Eina of Sura — the two names by which the savoraic academies remain visible between the amoraim and the geonim.

I. Who

Hebrew
רב סימונא
Era
savoraim

II. When

Traditional
fl. savoraic generation after 4260 AM
Academic
fl. early 6th century CE
Precision
unknown

III. Where

Places
Pumbedita

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
"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.
tradition ★★★★☆