Commentary for Bava Metzia 44:16

רבה מתרץ לטעמיה בסימן כריכות ברשות הרבים הרי אלו שלו משום

Come and hear: Small sheaves [which are found] in a public thoroughfare belong to the finder, but [if found] on private grounds they have to be taken up and announced. Big sheaves, however, whether [they are found] in a public thoroughfare or [are found] on private grounds, have to be taken up and announced. How does Rabbah explain it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In what respect do big sheaves differ from small sheaves as regards being trodden on? ');">²⁹</span> and how does Raba explain it?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In what respect do small sheaves differ from big sheaves as regards the absence of an identification mark? ');">³⁰</span> — Rabbah explains it according to his view: By the identification mark.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is retained in big sheaves but is lost in small sheaves. ');">³¹</span> Raba explains it according to his view: By the place.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Big sheaves remain in the same place, but not small sheaves. ');">³²</span> Rabbah explains it according to his view — by the identification mark — [and the reason why] small sheaves [found] in a public thoroughfare belong to the finder [is] that

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