Amemar II
Amemar II ( Amemar from Nehardea ) was a Babylonian Amora of the 6th generation and lived and worked around AD 400.
He was Aschi's teacher and is said to have restored the dilapidated school of scholars in Nehardea and ran it for a long time.
After Aschi's death he is said to have become the head of the school in Sura as his successor (Bab. Beza 22 a).
literature
- Ludwig A. Rosenthal: Article AMEMAR from Nehardea , in: Jüdisches Lexikon , Berlin 1927, Volume I.
- Strack / Stemberger : Introduction in Talmud and Midrash , 7th edition, Munich 1982
- S. Mendelsohn: Amemar II. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amemar II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amemar from Nehardea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar (Amorae) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century |