person · P0494 · amoraim · generation A2
Rav Mattanah רב מתנה
Bavel amora of the second generation whose chains transmit Rav and Shmuel in nearly equal measure — the profile of one who moved between both schools. No verified source states a reception expressly, so he carries no reception edge here.
Who
- Hebrew
- רב מתנה
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A2
When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 3990–4060 AM (schematic)
- Civil (computed)
- 3985–4060 AM · 225–300 CE
- Academic
- c. 230–300 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| His chains in the Bavli transmit Rav (6 occurrences in this atlas's mining) and Shmuel (5) in nearly equal measure. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rav Mattanah directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to the generation of Rav's and Shmuel's students.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |