person · P0360
Rav Abba bar Dodai מר רב אבא בריה דרב דודאי
Gaon of Pumbedita from 773, son of Dodai bar Nachman and another of Sherira's ancestors ("our ancestor"); nephew of Yehudai Gaon of Sura.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב אבא בריה דרב דודאי
- Era
- geonim
- Parents
- Rav Dodai bar Nachman
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita from 4533 AM (Seleucid 1084)
- Academic
- gaon from 773 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈65 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after Rav Malka, Mar Rav Abba son of Rav Dodai, our ancestor, in the year [10]84" (773 CE).
Accession year per the Iggeret; his short-lived successor Shinoi carries no years, so the tenure end is left open before the next anchor (782).
|
tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher; his father Rav Dodai bar Nachman — himself a head of the academy per the Iggeret — stood at the head of his formation, and Rav Yosef bar Kitnai and Rav Shmuel bar Mar held the chair through his formative window (c. 4498–4518 AM). Kinship the Iggeret states; reception it does not — recorded as inference one remove from attestation.
Derived by era-and-institution (and household) inference, not attested.
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reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |