person · P0345 · geonim
Mar Rav Chana מר רב חנא
Gaon of Pumbedita in the generation of the Arab conquest, named in the Iggeret's tangled notice of the mid-7th-century heads.
Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב חנא
- Era
- geonim
When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita, order-only (mid-7th century)
- Academic
- fl. mid-7th century CE
- Precision
- unknown
Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And they say that at that time... Mar Rav Chana the gaon was in Pumbedita, and Mar Rav Yitzchak, who was in Peroz-Shapur."
Order-only in the Iggeret: no years are given for this stretch, so the role carries none. The sentence itself is introduced as report ("they say").
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tradition | ★★★☆☆ |