[Avodah] Mezuzos for Nachriim

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 04:59:40PM +1000, Zev Sero wrote:
>> That was probably the last Parthian King, Artevan IV -- not a friend.

> Yes a friend.  Artevan and Antoninus were both close friends of Rebbi.
> (AZ 10b/11a)

Ardechan was a friend of Rav. Different name on one side, possibly
different on the other.

Ardechan was probably Ardashir (Artachshesthra), the founder of the
Sassanid Dynasty of Persia, and who overthrew the Parthian Empire. This
is part of my conjectured history of last post -- we got along with the
Persians, which suggests that by the end of their empire, we didn't get
along with the Parthians.

He died in 242 CE, when Rav was at his prime. (Rav was niftar 7 years
later.)

>> In another version (Y-mi Pei'ah 1:1, 15b) has the giver as Rav, not Rebbe.

> Y'mi 1:1 (daf 4a) has Rebbi, not Rav.  I can't find anything related
> at daf 15b.  In fact, the word "mezuzah" seems to appear only once in
> the whole masechta: http://www.mechon-mamre.org/b/r/r12.htm

Well, check Breishis Rabba 35:3 or 35:16 (depending on edition), then.

Sorry for the Y-mi reference, it's 15d -- I took it at time when I
wasn't yet in posession of a Vilna edition. (The Vilna Edition
has "R' haQadosh", ie "Rebbe".) I was caught on one of the Y-mi's
many girsaos issues.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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