Pumbedita

Pumbedita
פומבדיתא
	Shown within Iraq
Location	In the vicinity of Fallujah, Iraq
Coordinates	33°21′04″N 43°47′10″E / 33.351111°N 43.786111°E

Pumbedita (sometimes Pumbeditha, Pumpedita, or Pumbedisa; Imperial Aramaic: פוּמְבְּדִיתָא Pūmbəḏīṯāʾ, "The Mouth of the River,"^[1]) was an ancient city located near the modern-day city of Fallujah, Iraq. It is known for having hosted the Pumbedita Academy.

^ A Geonic Commentary on a passage taken from the Babylonian Talmud (Kiddushin 72a-b) and discovered in the Cairo Geniza reads: "...Thus do we say, Baḏitha levaī (i.e. the river is teeming), everyone comes in and takes out fish. When a great number starts to come inside, they are trapped and brought out from there. Now, this matter takes place on the intermediate days of the feast. As for Baḏitha, it [means] river, while its mouth is called Fūm Baḏitha (Pumbeditha). Now, however, in the Arabian tongue it is called Al-Badeāh (al-Badiya)."

[1] A Geonic Commentary on a passage taken from the Babylonian Talmud (Kiddushin 72a-b) and discovered in the Cairo Geniza reads: "...Thus do we say, Baḏitha levaī (i.e. the river is teeming), everyone comes in and takes out fish. When a great number starts to come inside, they are trapped and brought out from there. Now, this matter takes place on the intermediate days of the feast. As for Baḏitha, it [means] river, while its mouth is called Fūm Baḏitha (Pumbeditha). Now, however, in the Arabian tongue it is called Al-Badeāh (al-Badiya)."

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