person · P0358 · geonim
Rav Chananya bar Mesharshiya מר רב חנניה בר רב משרשיא
Gaon of Pumbedita from 764, successor of Dodai bar Nachman in the years when Yehudai's school was reshaping halakhah at Sura.
Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב חנניה בר רב משרשיא
- Era
- geonim
When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4524–4531 AM
- Civil (computed)
- 4474–4531 AM · 714–771 CE
- Academic
- gaon 764–771 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈57 years
- Precision
- approximate
Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him reigned Mar Rav Chananya bar Mar Rav Mesharshiya in the year [10]75" (764 CE).
Accession year per the Iggeret; the tenure is closed at the successor's stated accession.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Yosef bar Kitnai held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4489–4509 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |