person · P0353

Mar Rav Yehudah (I of Pumbedita) מר רב יהודה

Gaon of Pumbedita after Bar Mar Yanka, order-only in the Iggeret between the anchors of 719 and 739 — not to be confused with Sherira's grandfather of the same name two centuries later.

I. Who

Hebrew
מר רב יהודה
Era
geonim

II. When

Traditional
gaon of Pumbedita, order-only (between 719 and 739)
Academic
fl. c. 720s–730s CE
Precision
unknown

III. Where

Places
Pumbedita

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
"And after him reigned Mar Rav Yehudah."
Order-only in the Iggeret: no years are given for this stretch, so the role carries none.
tradition ★★★★☆