person · P0292 · savoraim
Rav Achai bar Huna רב אחאי בר רב הונא
One of the rabbanan savorai named in the Iggeret's death-roll of the generation after hora'ah ended — plausibly the "Rav Achai" whom the Iggeret elsewhere names among the savoraim who explained what hung unresolved. Sherira records for the first savoraim little beyond their deaths — most of them 'within a few years' — and this entry preserves exactly that.
Who
- Hebrew
- רב אחאי בר רב הונא
- Era
- savoraim
When
- Traditional
- d. 4266 AM (Seleucid 817, per the Iggeret)
- Civil (computed)
- 4206–4266 AM · 446–506 CE
- Academic
- d. 506 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈60 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iggeret's savoraic death-roll records that he died in Adar of the year 817 of the Seleucid era (506 CE).
He died on Sunday, 4 Adar; the possible identity with the Rav Achai of Iggeret 1:81 is noted, not asserted.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ |