Commentary for Ketubot 129:13

ונותן לה מטה ומפץ וכו': מפץ ומחצלת למה לה דיהב לה אמר רב פפא באתרא דנהיגי דמלו פוריא בחבלי דמבגר לה

He must also provide her with a bed, a mattress etc. ... Why should he give her a mattress and a mat? Papa replied: [This is done only] in a place where it is the practice to fill the bed with ropes which would hurt her.

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