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and this person, R' Yehuda from India, departed to death, and that individual, Mar Zutra, departed to life by receiving a slave.
And there are those who say that this slave was a minor, and Mar Zutra did not act in accordance with the opinion of Abba Shaul. As it is taught in a baraita: With regard to a convert who dies without heirs and Jews plundered his property, as it is considered ownerless, and among his possessions we
§ The Mishnah teaches that a slave can acquire himself by means of money, and R' Meir rules that this money must be given by others. The Talmud comments: This ruling indicates that with money given by others, yes, the slave can be freed in this manner, but not by giving money himself. The Talmud
Rather, it is obvious that this slave was freed with his consent, and the Mishnah teaches us this: With money given by others, yes, the slave can be freed in this manner, but by giving money himself, no, he cannot be freed in this manner, despite his consent. Evidently, a slave has no acquisitio
The Talmud asks: If so, say the latter clause of the Mishnah: He can be freed by means of a bill of manumission if he accepts it by himself. The Talmud analyzes this ruling: If he accepts it by himself, yes, but if it is accepted by others, no, he cannot acquire his freedom in this manner. And if