[Avodah] Siyum Sources

[Rich, Joel]

In the booklet from the siyum hashas R' A Z Ginzberg states: "Throughout the Talmud and Midrash are numerous references to the timeless custom of making a siyum when completing the Talmud or even just a talmud tractate"

He then goes on to quote Shabbat 118b -"bring me a young scholar who completed a tractate, and I will make a festive holiday for all the Rabbis".    He then quotes various rishonim who seek a source (page 50 of the booklet)

Questions:
1. I found the "numerous surprisin since the Abaye one is the only one I know of and even there it is in the "teiti li" category - i.e. it was beyond the norm?
2. chazinah is usually translated as I see, is the "bring me" a usual translation as well?

KT
Joel RIch

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