person · P0339
Rav Moshe Kahana bar Yaakov מר רב משה כהנא בר מר יעקב
Gaon of Sura for ten and a half years, after whom the academy stood two years without a head — the roster's clearest mark of mid-century crisis.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב משה כהנא בר מר יעקב
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Sura, duration-only (10.5 years) in the Iggeret
- Academic
- fl. c. 820s–830s CE
- Precision
- unknown
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him, Mar Rav Moshe Kahana bar Mar Yaakov, ten and a half years; and they stood two years without a gaon" — c. 820s–830s CE.
The Iggeret gives durations for this stretch but itself warns of "disputes such that one cannot rely on them" (1:127), and the durations exceed the interval between the anchored neighbors; no year anchors are assigned rather than invented.
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tradition external | ★★★☆☆ |