Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 229:1

איתיביה רבי יוחנן לרבי יהודה בן שמעון האשה את בנה והאשה את בעלה ואחי האם מנחילין ולא נוחלין אמר ליה משנתנו איני יודע מי שנאה

R. Johanan pointed out to R. Judah son of R. Simeon [the following objection: Have we not learnt]. A WOMAN [TRANSMITS HER ESTATE TO] HER SONS AND [TO] HER HUSBAND [BUT DOES NOT INHERIT FROM THEM]; AND MOTHER'S BROTHERS TRANSMIT [THEIR ESTATES TO THEIR NEPHEWS] BUT DO NOT INHERIT [FROM] THEM?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which clearly shows that a woman cannot be heir to her son. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> — He replied to him: As to our Mishnah, I do not know who is its author!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is unreliable. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> But why did he not say<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and let him say'. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> to him [that] it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Our Mishnah, ');"><sup>4</sup></span>

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