person · P0332
Rav Mari HaLevi bar Mesharshiya מר רב מרי הלוי בר רב משרשיא הלוי
Gaon of Sura for three and a half years — one of the Levite line that alternated with the priestly houses in Sura's eighth-century chairs.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב מרי הלוי בר רב משרשיא הלוי
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Sura c. 4534–4538 AM
- Academic
- gaon c. 774–778 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈54 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him, Mar Rav Mari HaLevi bar Rav Mesharshiya HaLevi, three and a half years" (c. 774–778 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 and Rav Mari HaKohen held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4499–4519 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |