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Sura was a city in the southern part of ancient Babylonia, located west of the Euphrates River. It was well-known for its agricultural produce, which included grapes, wheat, and barley. It was also major center of Torah scholarship, and home of an important yeshiva, which, together with the yeshiva in the city of Pumbedita, gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud. Babylonia, named for the city of Babylon, was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... The Euphrates (the traditional Greek name for the river, which is in Old Persian Ufrat, Aramaic Prâth/Frot, in Arabic الفرات, in Turkish Fırat and in ancient Assyrian language Pu-rat-tu) is the westernmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia (Bethnahrin in Aramaic), the other being the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Binomial name Hordeum vulgare L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a major food and animal feed crop, a member of the grass family Poaceae. ... Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, Jewish ethics, customs, legends and stories, which Jewish tradition considers authoritative. ...


According to Rav Sherira Gaon, Sura was identical to the town of Mata Mehasia, which is also mentioned in the Talmud. The academy at Sura was founded by Rav (Abba Arika) in the third century. Sherira Gaon was one of the post-Talmudic geonim. ... Abba Arika, the name of the Babylonian amora of the 3rd century, who established at Sura the systematic study of the Rabbinic traditions which, using the Mishnah as text, led to the compilation of the Talmud. ... (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ...


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