person · P0341
Rav Shalom bar Mishael מר רב שלום בר מר רב מישאל
Gaon of Sura for seven years, after whom "the matter was greatly diminished at Mata Mechasya and no sages remained in it" — the last ordinary tenure before the academy's final improvisations.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב שלום בר מר רב מישאל
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Sura c. 4664–4671 AM
- Academic
- gaon c. 904–911 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈57 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him, Mar Rav Shalom bar Mar Rav Mishael, seven years" (c. 904–911 CE).
Duration from the Iggeret; the interval between his anchored neighbors (Hilai bar Natronai to 904, Yaakov bar Natronai from 911) matches it exactly.
|
tradition external | ★★★☆☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Nachshon bar Tzadok, Rav Tzemach bar Chaim, and Amram Gaon held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4629–4649 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |