person · P0340
Rav Malka (of Sura) מר רב מלכה
Gaon of Sura for a single month — "and he departed to the Garden of Eden," in the season when most of Mata Mechasya's elders died within three months.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב מלכה
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Sura for one month, c. 4646 AM
- Academic
- gaon c. 886 CE (one month)
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈50 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him, Mar Rav Malka, one month, and he departed to the Garden of Eden" — c. 886 CE per the standard rosters.
The rosters place his month c. 886 CE (4646 AM), between Tzemach bar Chaim and Hai bar Nachshon.
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tradition external | ★★★☆☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Amram Gaon and Rav Natronai bar Hilai held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4611–4631 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |