person · P0330
Rav Ahunai Kahana bar Papa מר רב אחונאי כהנא בר מר פפא
Gaon of Sura for five years after Yehudai, as the academy resumed its own line following the exceptional cross-academy appointments.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב אחונאי כהנא בר מר פפא
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Sura c. 4521–4526 AM
- Academic
- gaon c. 761–766 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈55 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after Mar Rav Yehudai, Mar Rav Ahunai Kahana bar Mar Papa, five years" (c. 761–766 CE).
Years chained forward from Yehudai Gaon's anchored 757–761 using the Iggeret's stated durations; the chain lands on Hilai bar Mari's rostered accession (789) to within a year.
|
tradition external | ★★★☆☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Shmuel of Sura held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4486–4506 AM), making reception from him 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |