A lantern that has a receptacle for oil is tamei, while if it does not have [such a receptacle] it is tahor. A potter’s form which he begins with is tahor, while [the one] which he finishes with is tamei. A funnel of householders is tahor, while that of peddlers is tamei since it is used for measurement; [these are] the words of R’ Yehudah ben Beseira. R’ Akiva says: Since he tilts it on its side and allows the buyer to smell [its contents].

[The] cover of wine jugs and of oil jugs and the cover of Neyarian barrels are tahor, but if it was prepared for [some] use, they are tamei. [The] cover of a stewpot — when it has a hole in it or it has a protrusion — it is tahor; if it does not have a hole or it has no protrusion, it is tamei, since she strains the vegetables into it. R’ Eliezer bar Tzadok says: Since she overturns the mass of cooked vegetables upon it.

A gistera that was found in a kiln before its manufacture was complete is tahor; after its manufacture was complete, it is tamei. A titros: R’ Eliezer bar Tzadok rules [it] tahor; R’ Yose rules [it] tamei, since it lets out [liquid] drop by drop.

These are tamei among the earthenware utensils: A tray that has a rim, an enclosed fire- pan, and a tray that is filled with bowls. If one of [the compartments] became tamei via a sheretz, the others do not become tamei. If it has a rim that extends [above the compartents and] one of [the compartments] became tamei, the others become tamei. The same [applies to] an earthenware spice container and doubled inkwells. A wooden spice container whose [compartment] became tamei via a liquid, its other [compartment] does not become tamei. R’ Yochanan ben Nuri says: We divide its thickness — that which serves the tamei [compartment] is tamei [and] that which serves the tahor [compartment] is tahor. If it has a rim that extends [above the compartments and] one of [the compartments] became tamei, the other becomes tamei.