As far as I know when the topic and the object are the same we drop the object
from the sentence to avoid redundancy. For example the following sentence is
not correct:

> ラーメン は もう ラーメン を 食べました。

Correctly:

> ラーメン は もう 食べました。

But when I surfed on the internet I saw the をば combination which seems another
way to avoid redundancy.

> ラーメン をば もう 食べました。

My question is: **Is をば an abbreviated version of XはXを?** If yes then: **Is
there a difference between the two correct sentences besides that をば is used
in old Japanese and some dialects?**
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Is the をば particle combination an abbreviated version of XはXを?