person · P0272
Rav Paltoi bar Abaye רב פלטוי בר אביי
Gaon of Pumbedita for sixteen years and father of Tzemach Gaon; under him Pumbedita's standing recovered against the exilarchate, and its responsa began to flow west in earnest.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב פלטוי בר אביי
- Also known as
- Paltoi Gaon
- Era
- geonim
- Children
- Rav Tzemach bar Paltoi
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4602–4618 AM
- Academic
- gaon 842–858 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈68 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him, in the year 1153 [Seleucid; 842 CE], Mar Rav Paltoi bar Mar Rav Abaye reigned sixteen years" (842–858 CE). | tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Avraham bar Sherira and Rav Kahana bar Chaninai held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4565–4585 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.
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reconstruction | ★☆☆☆☆ |