בְּשַׂר קָדְשֵׁי קָדָשִׁים שֶׁנִּטְמָא, בֵּין בְּאַב הַטֻמְאָה, בֵּין בִּוְלַד הַטֻמְאָה, בֵּין בִּפְנִים, בֵּין בַּחוּץ, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, הַכֹּל יִשָּׂרֵף בִּפְנִים, חוּץ מִשֶּׁנִּטְמָא בְּאַב הַטֻמְאָה בַּחוּץ. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, הַכֹּל יִשָּׂרֵף בַּחוּץ, חוּץ מִשֶּׁנִּטְמָא בִּוְלַד הַטֻמְאָה בִּפְנִים:
The flesh of holy of holies which became unclean, whether through an av hatumah or a v'lad hatumah, whether inside (the azarah) or outside — Beth Shammai say: All is to be burned inside [in the great beth hadeshen ("the house of the ashes") in the azarah, where they burned holy of holies which had become unfit. For all that becomes unfit in holiness is burned in (a place of) holiness], except what became unclean through an av hatumah outside, [for since the uncleanliness is grave, and the unfitness occurred outside, it is not to be brought into the azarah to be burned, since it did not become unfit in holiness.] Beth Hillel say: All is burned outside, except what became unclean through a v'lad hatumah inside, [in which instance there are two (factors dictating its being burned inside): its uncleanliness having been incurred inside, and its uncleanliness being of lesser gravity. But if it became unclean through an av hatumah, its uncleanliness is not to be kept within until it is burned, but it is to be taken out immediately and burned outside.]
Sefer HaChinukh
From the laws of the commandment is that which they, may their memory be blessed, said (Mishnah Shekalim 8:6) that if it became impure on the interior, we burn it on the interior; if it became impure on the exterior, we burn it on the exterior. And we burn it, whether it became impure from a main category of impurity or its immediate derivative. The owners burn notar of lower level [sacrifices] in their homes. And no bones of [sacrifices] that do not have marrow require burning, except for the bones of the Pesach sacrifice. And this matter strengthens a little our argument that we said about the spoiling of meat. And therefore the bones that do not come to spoiling do not require burning - except for the bones of the Pesach sacrifice: Since they are in the [negative commandment] of "and you shall not break a bone in it" (Exodus 12:46), there is usually a little meat upon them, because of the fear of breaking. And therefore they said in general about all of [their bones] that they require burning. And these are [the items] that are burned: Meat of [sacrifices] that have become impure or notar, or of a sacrifice that has become disqualified; also a meal-offering that has become impure, notar or disqualified; an undetermined guilt-offering about which it has become known (after) [before] its blood was sprinkled that the owner did not sin; a fowl sin-offering that came about a doubt; the hair of a pure nazirite; orlah (fruit of the first three years); and forbidden mixtures of the vineyard (so is it found in most hand-written manuscripts) - behold, these are burnt. And [while we are on this], we will write [the items] that are buried, and these are them: consecrated [animals] that died - whether consecrated for the altar or consecrated for the upkeep of the [Temple]; the fetus of consecrated [animals] that miscarried is to be buried, [and] if it passed a placenta, it is [also] buried; an ox that is stoned; a beheaded calf; the birds of a metsora; the hair of an impure nazirite; a firstborn donkey; meat with milk; and non-sacred animals slaughtered in the [Temple] yard. And the rest of the details of the commandment are elucidated in Pesachim and at the end of Temurah.
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