Commentary for Bava Metzia 46:9

ההוא גברא דאשכח כופרא בי מעצרתא אתא לקמיה דרב א"ל זיל שקול לנפשך חזייה דהוה קא מחסם א"ל זיל פלוג ליה לחייא ברי מיניה לימא קא סבר רב מקום לא הוי סימן א"ר אבא משום יאוש בעלים נגעו בה דחזא דקדחי ביה חלפי:

— R. Zebid answered: Here we deal with [barrels found] on the river-bank.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The quay where barrels are unloaded from the boats. Such a place cannot be regarded as an identification mark, and the indication of the place would not entitle one to reclaim the lost barrel. ');">²³</span> R. Mari said: For what reason did the Rabbis maintain that the river-bank does not constitute an identification mark? Because we say to him:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To the loser. ');">²⁴</span> As it happened to you, so it may have happened to your neighbour.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Other people may have left barrels of wine there by mistake. ');">²⁵</span>

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