Rabba bar Nahmani
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Rabba bar Nahmani was a prominent third–fourth century Babylonian Amora and head of the Pumbedita academy, known for his sharp legal reasoning and influence on the Talmud.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabba bar Nahmani canonical | 2 |
| Rabbah bar Nahmani | 1 |
| Rabbah bar Rav Huna | 1 |
| Rav Nachman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13246927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabba bar Nahmani Context triple: [Abaye, studentOf, Rabba bar Nahmani]
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A.
Rabbah of the Ammonites
Rabbah of the Ammonites was the principal city and royal capital of the ancient Ammonite kingdom, located east of the Jordan River in the region of modern-day Amman, Jordan.
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B.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
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C.
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his sharp intellect, powerful personality, and close scholarly partnership with Rabbi Yochanan in the Talmud.
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D.
Shmuel of Nehardea
Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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E.
Rabbi Abbahu
Rabbi Abbahu was a prominent 3rd–4th century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his leadership in Caesarea and his role in shaping rabbinic thought and Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabba bar Nahmani Target entity description: Rabba bar Nahmani was a prominent third–fourth century Babylonian Amora and head of the Pumbedita academy, known for his sharp legal reasoning and influence on the Talmud.
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A.
Rabbah of the Ammonites
Rabbah of the Ammonites was the principal city and royal capital of the ancient Ammonite kingdom, located east of the Jordan River in the region of modern-day Amman, Jordan.
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B.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
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C.
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his sharp intellect, powerful personality, and close scholarly partnership with Rabbi Yochanan in the Talmud.
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D.
Shmuel of Nehardea
Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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E.
Rabbi Abbahu
Rabbi Abbahu was a prominent 3rd–4th century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his leadership in Caesarea and his role in shaping rabbinic thought and Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rabba bar Nahmani
linked to: Rabba bar Nahmani