Responsa for Ketubot 192:3

א"ר שימי בר אשי כתנאי מוכרת וכותבת אלו למזונות מכרתי ואלו לכתובה מכרתי דברי רבי יהודה ר' יוסי אומר מוכרת וכותבת סתם וכן כחה יפה

Shimi b. Ashi said: [This is a matter in dispute between] the following tannaim: She may sell [portions of her deceased husband’s estate] but she must write, “These I have sold for maintenance,” and “These I have sold for the ketubah,” the words of R. Judah. Yose says: She may sell [this property] and write without specifying, and thus she gains an advantage.

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