person · P0355
Rav Shmuel bar Mar מר רב שמואל בר מר רב מר
Gaon of Pumbedita from 748; in the roster between Bar Mar Kitnai and the priestly Natroi Kahana, before the family of Yehudai and Dodai took the chair.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב שמואל בר מר רב מר
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita from 4508 AM (Seleucid 1059)
- Academic
- gaon from 748 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈65 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him reigned Mar Rav Shmuel bar Mar Rav Mar, who was appointed in the year 1059" (748 CE).
Accession year per the Iggeret; two order-only successors intervene before Dodai's anchored 761, so the end is left open.
|
tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Natronai bar Nehemiah held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4473–4493 AM), making reception from him 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |