person · P0359
Rav Malka bar Acha מר רב מלכה בר מר רב אחא
Gaon of Pumbedita from 771, brother of the nasi Natronai bar Chavivai; in his days the two academies together deposed the exilarch Zakkai bar Ahunai — and "Rav Malka departed to the Garden of Eden, and Natronai the nasi went to the West."
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב מלכה בר מר רב אחא
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4531–4533 AM
- Academic
- gaon 771–773 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈52 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him reigned Mar Rav Malka bar Mar Rav Acha in the year [10]82 [771 CE]... and the two metivtas gathered with Zakkai the nasi and deposed him."
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 and Rav Shmuel bar Mar held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4496–4516 AM), making reception from them 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |