Commentary for Shabbat 115:6
וכי הא דא"ל שמואל לרב חיננא בר שילא כולהו רבנן דבי ריש גלותא לא ליפקו בסרבלי חתימי לבר מינך דלא קפדי עליך דבי ריש גלותא:
may go out with a cloak bearing a seal, except you, because the house of the Resh Galutha is not particular about you.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From this it appears that some scholars wore a badge to indicate that they belonged to the retinue of the exilarch, and were possibly in the position of his clients. He was also evidently very particular about this, so that if the seal fell off one might fold up the garment to hide its absence. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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