person · P0297
Rav Tachna רב תחנא
One of the rabbanan savorai named in the Iggeret's death-roll of the generation after hora'ah ended, son of Rav Chinena, who died in the same year as his brother Mar Zutra. Sherira records for the first savoraim little beyond their deaths — most of them 'within a few years' — and this entry preserves exactly that.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב תחנא
- Era
- savoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- d. 4275 AM (Seleucid 826, per the Iggeret)
- Academic
- d. 515 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈60 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iggeret's savoraic death-roll records that he died in the year 826 of the Seleucid era (515 CE). | tradition | ★★★★☆ |