person · P0398
Rabbi Ami רבי אמי
Head of the Tiberias academy after Rabbi Yochanan's circle (third generation, Eretz Yisrael), inseparable in the sources from his colleague Rabbi Asi. Received from Rabbi Yochanan and transmits him throughout the Bavli.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבי אמי
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A3
- Received the mesorah from
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Teachers
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Colleagues
- Rabbi Asi
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4010–4080 AM (schematic)
- Academic
- c. 250–320 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Among the great sages who received from Rabbi Yochanan — Rabbah bar bar Chana, Rabbi Ami, Rabbi Asi, Rav Dimi, and Ravin" — the Rambam's reception statement. | rabbinic tradition | ★★★★★ | |
| The chain אמר רבי אמי אמר רבי יוחנן appears 18 times across the Bavli in this atlas's mining. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rabbi Ami directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to Rabbi Yochanan's generation, from whom he received.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |