ABBA OF CARTHAGE:
By: Wilhelm Bacher
A Palestinian amora, who flourished at the end of the third century. His birthplace was Carthage, and it is incorrect to refer his surname to Cartagena in Spain or to a town of Armenia. He is frequently mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud and in the haggadic traditions.
Bibliography:
- Frankel, Mebo, p. 66a;
- Bacher, Ag. Pal. Amor. ii. 218.
