Related for Megillah 45:10
הני שבעה הוו היינו זכריה היינו משלם ואמאי קראו משלם דמישלם בעובדיה
But these last are seven? — Zechariah is the same as Meshullam. And why is he called Meshullam? Because he was perfect [mishlam] in his acts.
Tosefta Megillah
On Yom Tov five [read from the Torah], on Yom Kippur six, and on Shabbat seven. If they wanted to add, they may not add, the words of Rabbi Yishmael. Rabbi Akiva says, on Yom Tov five, on Yom Kippur six, and on Shabbat seven, and if they wanted to add, they may add. Everyone counts toward the quorum of seven [readers], even a woman, even a minor. [However,] we do not bring up a woman to read in public.
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