Responsa for Bava Batra 252:3
מר זוטרא מדרישבא פלג בצנא דפלפלי בהדי אחין בשוה אתא לקמיה דרב אשי אמר ליה הואיל ויתרתה במקצת ויתרתה בכל הנכסים כולן:
This shows that the firstborn is not regarded as the [legal] possessor of his share<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he has not' ');"><sup>7</sup></span> before distribution [had taken place]. And the law is that the firstborn is the possessor of his share<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he has'. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> [even] before distribution [of the estate had taken place].
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