person · P0299
Rabbah Yosef רבה יוסף
The savora who "remained gaon in the metivta for several years" after the deaths of 826 Sel. emptied the generation — the one continuous officeholder the Iggeret names between the death-roll and the pair Eina–Simona.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבה יוסף
- Era
- savoraim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon in the metivta for some years after 4275 AM
- Academic
- fl. c. 515–520s CE
- Precision
- unknown
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And Rabbah Yosef the gaon remained in the metivta several years" — following the deaths of Rav Tachna and Mar Zutra in the Seleucid year 826 (515 CE).
Which metivta is not stated; the standard reading takes it as Pumbedita, and the role is drawn there with this caveat. No tenure years are given.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ |