He was a pupil of Rav Chisda, and a fellow student of Rava, who was somewhat his junior.
Rava declared that his premature death was a punishment for having affronted Manasseh b. Taḥlifa, a student of the Law, by treating him as an ignoramus.
[5] Rami bar Hama was possessed of rare mental acuteness, but Rava asserted that his unusual acumen led him to reach his conclusions too hastily.
He attempted to decide questions independently, and would not always search for a mishnah or baraita to support an opinion.
[6] Rami bar Hama's daughter may have married Rav Ashi.