person · P0376
Rav Matityahu bar Rabbi מר רב מתתיה בר מר רבי
Gaon of Pumbedita for ten years after Menachem's death folded the divided scholars back to him — the survivor of the schism of 859.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב מתתיה בר מר רבי
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4620–4630 AM
- Academic
- gaon 860–870 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈60 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And Mar Rav Menachem died in the year [1]171 [860 CE], and all the scholars returned before Mar Rav Matityahu, ten years thereafter."
Ten years from 860 reach 870, slightly past the next accession (Abba bar Ammi, 869); the Iggeret's own figures overlap by a year and are left as given.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Yitzchak bar Chananya and Rav Yosef bar Chiya held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4585–4605 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |