person · P0345

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.

I. Who

Hebrew
מר רב חנא
Era
geonim

II. When

Traditional
gaon of Pumbedita, order-only (mid-7th century)
Academic
fl. mid-7th century CE
Precision
unknown

III. Where

Places
Pumbedita

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
"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").
tradition ★★★☆☆