Rav Papa (Hebrew: רב פפא) (died 375) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia. He was an Amora; a student of both Rava and Abaye. He led the Talmudical academy in Nehardea.
An expert brewer, Rav Papa was a wealthy man, and it is said that whenever he completed a tractate in the Talmud he held a large party at which he invited his ten sons and many other people. At many modern siyums, a short prayer is said which mentions Rav Papa and his ten sons.
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