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'''Hamnuna''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''המנונא''') is the name of several [[rabbi]]s from the period of the [[Talmud]], among them:

* [[Hamnuna Saba]] ("the elder"). Second generation [[Babylonia|Babylonian]] [[amoraim|amora]] (mid third century CE). A pupil of [[Abba Arika|Rav]].<ref>Bava Kamma 106a</ref> After Rav, he became the head of the [[Talmudic Academies in Babylonia|rabbinical academy]] at [[Sura (city)|Sura]]. The Talmud contains many [[halakhic]] rulings, [[aggada|aggadot]] and prayers from him. He was an associate of [[Rav Chisda]].
* [[Hamnuna Saba (Zohar)]]. According to the [[Zohar]], a rabbi from the Land of Israel from the third generation of [[tannaim]]. He is never mentioned in the Mishnah or Talmud, but appears frequently in the Zohar.
* [[Hamnuna III]]. Third generation Babylonian amora. He grew up in Harpania and later moved to Harta of Argiz, near [[Baghdad]]. He also was a colleague of [[Rav Chisda]], and was a pupil under Rabbi Judah and [[Ulla (Talmud)|Ulla]].<ref>Yevamot 17a</ref>
* [[Hamnuna IV]]. Fourth generation Babylonian amora, teacher of [[Rav Papa]].
* [[Hamnuna Zuta]] ("the younger"), late fourth century CE. A confession prayer he was fond of reciting on [[Yom Kippur]]<ref>Brachot 17a</ref> eventually became part of the Yom Kippur [[liturgy|prayer service]].
According to the [[Encyclopaedia Judaica]], "Other [[amoraim]] of the same name, some with and some without appellations, who lived in the third and fourth centuries and whom it is difficult to identify, are referred to in the Talmudic sources."

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