INDEX OF SELECTED /SABORAIM

Abuha de-Shmuel n. 190, 95–97, 66, 95–97 and activity in 4 n. 6 n. 269 R. Adda b. Ahava I chronological location 37–43 chronological location 112 confused with “the Nehardean pupil of Rav 112 say” 42–43 R. Adda b. Ahava (Abba) II confused with bar Mar chronological location 112 n. 69 Yanuka 41 pupil of 112 n. 69 confused with R. Yemar 41 R. Adda b. Minyumi died during R. Ashi’s lifetime 40–41 chronological location 148 n. 115 geographical location 44–45 subject to the authority of halakhic rulings in actual Rabina 148 n. 115 cases 55–66 R. Aha b. Jacob halakhic rulings issued in Nehardea and the 135 67–82 chronological location 133–136 halakhic rulings issued in , does not interact with second and Mahoza or 55–56 third generation amoraim 134 interpretation of tannaitic present in R. Huna’s pirka 136–138 sources 84–91, 93–94 and n. 256 quotes halakhic tradition in the legal methodology compared name of third generation with Nehardean amoraim 84 amoraim 133–134 (Samuel, R. , subordinates to R. Nahman 133 R. Nahman), 92–93 and n. 252 and n. 26 (R. Zebid of Nehardea), 176 superior to R. Aha son of (R. Zebid of Nehardea), 193 R. Ika 135–136 (R. of Nehardea) superior to R. Elazar of Hagrunya literary contribution compared with and R. Aha b. Tahlifa 136 sages from his generation 84–85, superior to R. Papa/Papi 135 93–94 n. 256 R. Aha son of Rava live contact with R. Zebid (with no confused with R. Aha son appellation) 38 of Rav 132 methodology compares with legal geographical location 55 n. 108 realism 53–54 n. 96, 95 headed the /study circle in name is absent from the list of Pumbedita 44 n. 41 academy heads in the Geonic subordinates to R. Ashi 44 n. 41 chronicles 45 R. Ahai of Be Hatim (sabora) referred to as neharde’ei leta’amayhu chronological location 31 (in amoraic tradition) 105 comparison of his literary served as exilarch? 51 n. 89 contribution with those of the status in Mahoza and saboraim 31–32 Nehardea 44–45, 55–56 identified as R. Ahai (with no subordinates to R. Dimi of Nehardea appellation) 31–32 38 and n. 10, 177 and n. 2 identified as R. Ahai bar Huna 32 subordinates to R. Zebid of location of Be-Hatim Nehardea 38, 154, 163 Amemar superior to (R.) Huna b. Nathan 39, active after the time of R. Hama 42 162 boldness personality and halakhic superior to 39 and rulings 21 and n. 72, 75 and n. 18, 162 214 index of selected amoraim/saboraim

superior to R. Ashi 39 n. 15, 47 193 (Amemar, R. Hama, superior to R. Minumi the son of R. Zebid of Nehardea), 180 R. Nihumi 48, 49 (“the Nehardeans say”) tends to reject the in has no interpretive traditions of tannaitic traditions 53 tannaitic sources 179 tends to reject the halakha of earlier headed a local yeshiva/study in Nehardean sages 54–55 Pumbedita 177 tends to rule leniently in matters of his alternative versions of early amoraic prohibition 55–56, 57, 59, 60, 62, statements in comparison with 63, 69, 77 R. Zebid of Nehardea 180–182 total number of appearances in the historical significance of the Bavli 19, 91 n. 250 appellation attached to his name yeshiva/study circle 43–50 (of Nehardea) 177–178 and yeshivot/study circles during his time n. 5–6 43–44 not to be confused with R. Dimi R. Ashi (with no appellation) 177 n. 4 Ashi—Asi frequent variants in number of appearances in the manuscripts 89 n. 243 Bavli 179 consistently raises difficulties against parallel traditions of his alternative Amemar’s halakhic rulings 53–54, versions in the Palestinian 95 and n. 260 188–192 and n. 85 died after Amemar 40–41 superior to Amemar 177 and n. 2 head of a yeshiva/study circle tends to reject amoraic halakha based in Sura/Mata Mehasya 40 n. 20, on his own reasoning 180, 192 41, 43–44 year of death 177 instructed during the lifetime of Amemar 44 R. Gebiha of Be Katil interpretation of tannaitic sources 85 geographical location 178 n. 5 n. 228 (role of ), 85 (compared to headed the yeshiva/study circle in Amemar) Pumbedita 44 n. 41 pupil of R. Kahana 153 subordinates to R. Ashi 44 n. 41 ve-ravina sof hora’ah 28 n. 91, 83–84 R. Hama subordinates to Amemar 39 n. 15, 47 and Shapur II 130–132 subordinates to Mar Zutra 47 n. 62 and the exilarch 139 superior to R. Gebiha of Be comparison of legal methodology with Katil 44 n. 41 “(the) Nehardeans say” 123–125 superior to Mar Yanuka and Mar comparison of legal methodology with Kashisha the sons of R. Hisda 63 Amemar 149 n. 146 comparison of legal methodology with superior to R. Aha son of Rava 44 R. Dimi of Nehardea 193 n. 41 comparison of legal methodology with superior to R. Yemar 91 and n. 249 R. Zebid of Nehardea 176 superior to Rabina II 105 n. 33 confused with (Rav) Hama b. year of death 20 Tobiah 129 younger than Mar Zutra 39 confused with R. Hama b. Guriah 129 R. Dimi of Nehardea could be identified as “(the) cites alternative versions of early Nehardeans say”? 124–125 and amoraic statements 180–181 n. 126, 150–151 geographical location 177–178 geographical location 128 n. 4 and n. 7 how many R. Hama’s? 130–138, halakhic methodology 178–193 150–151 halakhic methodology in comparison identified as one of neharde’ei with late Nehardean amoraim le-ta’amayhu 105