HUNAʾ (c. 216–c. 297) was a leading second-generation Babylonian amora, based in the city of Sura. Along with his colleague Yehudah bar Yeḥezqeʾl, Hunaʾ expanded the work of the first amoraim who employed the Mishnah to spread rabbinic Judaism. He focused directly on the Mishnah, clarifying it and citing alternative or disputing tannaitic sources. He played a key role in presenting the traditions of Rav, his main teacher (B.T., Shab. 128a), and, in explaining Rav's and, occasionally, Shemuʾel's dicta, he treated unclear legal points and new cases and developed independent teachings (Epstein, 1964). He instructed students and other rabbis in such diverse areas as ritual laws, ethics, and practical behavior (e.g., B.T., Ber. 6b, Shab. 23b, Pes. 105a). Stories, possibly reflecting educational developments, attribute outstanding features to his study sessions (B.T., Ket. 106a) and prominently associate him with the...