person · P0379
Rav Kimoi bar Achai מר רב קימוי גאון בר מר רב אחאי גאון
Gaon of Pumbedita for eight and a half years between Hai bar David and Yehudah Gaon; father of the rival gaon Mevasser Kahana.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב קימוי גאון בר מר רב אחאי גאון
- Era
- geonim
- Parents
- Rav Achai Kahana bar Mar
- Children
- Rav Mevasser Kahana bar Kimoi
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita c. 4657–4666 AM
- Academic
- gaon c. 897–906 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈59 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After Mar Rav Hai the gaon bar Mar Rav David, Mar Rav Kimoi the gaon bar Mar Rav Achai the gaon reigned... eight and a half years" — c. 897–906 CE.
The printed text repeats the year "201" from the previous tenure — evidently corrupt; the standard rosters give c. 896–905, and the tenure is closed at Yehudah Gaon's anchored 906.
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tradition external | ★★★☆☆ | |
| No source names his teacher; his father Rav Achai Kahana — himself a head of the academy per the Iggeret — stood at the head of his formation, and Rav Tzemach bar Paltoi and Rav Matityahu held the chair through his formative window (c. 4622–4642 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 | ★★☆☆☆ |