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Huna I Kamma 'Anani' ben Shaphat 5th Exilarch
- Preferred Name: Huna I Kamma 'Anani' ben Shaphat 5th Exilarch[1]
- Gender: M
- FSID: LV3K-9DG
- Huna+I+Kamma+was+the+highest+Jewish+leader+(exilarch)+in+Babylonia: BET 200 AND 220 with note: Description: at the same time Judah haNasi was the highest leader (nasi) in the Land of Israel
- Religion: 5th generation of Tannaim - the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah
- Death: aproximadamente 0240
- Birth: ABT 150 in Babilônia at LATI: N2.54 LONG: E4.42
- Religion: 5th Babylonian Exilarch of the 2nd DynastyBET 195 AND 210
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Rav Huna Kamma (Aramaic/Hebrew: הונא קמא, lit. Huna I) was a rabbi of the 2nd century AD (fifth generation of tannaim) and Babylonian Exilarch, allegedly descending from King [David]. The Seder Olam Zutta refers to him as "Anani", both names being a derivative of "Hananiah". The exact time of his tenure as exilarch is unknown, but it was estimated to have been between 170 and 210 AD.
The Talmud refers to him merely as R. Huna, which caused confusion between him and Rav Huna. Thus R. Sherira Gaon referred to him as Huna Kamma (Kamma in Aramaic = the first). Later rabbis continued this usage. Similarly, Samuel of Nehardea asked questions of a "Rav Huna"; it is unlikely that this was Rav Huna, who was much younger than Samuel. Tosafot concluded that this was a different rabbi from Rav Huna. Some believe this other rabbi was in fact Rav Huna Kamma.
He was the highest Jewish leader (exilarch) in Babylonia, at the same time Judah haNasi was the highest leader (nasi) in the Land of Israel. Once Judah haNasi asked R. Hiyya whether he could be obligated (if the Temple had been standing) to offer the "Korban Nasi" (leader's sacrifice) over sins he might have, a question that basically meant whether he had the status of a king or not. R. Hiyya replied: "You have your rival in Babylon", referring to Huna Kamma. The Hebrew word for "rival" (צרה) is also used to describe either of two wives of a single man, indicating that the "nasi" and "exilarch" are positions of equal stature, and thus neither of the two was a sole leader who might be obligated in the Korban Nasi.
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Hanan Anani ha-David
Birth: 230
Death: Y
Father: Shephat ha-David b: 210
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Nathan I Ukna 'Ukba ha-David b: 250
Preferred Parents:
Father: Shaphat ben Yohannen 4th Babylonian Exilarch, b. ABT 125 in Babylonia d. 200 in Babylonia
Mother: Isha bat Simeon ha-David, b. in Tekrit, Persian Empire d. 250
Sources:
- Title: Life Sketch Info
Publication: Name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huna_Kamma;
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