person · P0366
Rav Yosef bar Shila מר רב יוסף בן מר רב שילא
Gaon of Pumbedita from 798, of Shilhi — the town where Rav Sheshet had taught five centuries earlier.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב יוסף בן מר רב שילא
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4558–4564 AM
- Academic
- gaon 798–804 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈56 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him, Mar Rav Yosef ben Mar Rav Shila of Shilhi, in the year [1]109" (798 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 Abba bar Dodai and Rav Chananya bar Mesharshiya held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4523–4543 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |