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Letter to the mother of Abū Zikrī, Umm Abū Zikrī (אם אבו זכרי), who is also mother of the referenced Abū al-Barakat and wife of the judge Eliyyahu (per the address), in which the writer expresses thanks for the information she provided about the writer’s wife and children. The letter also mentions that Abū Zikrī came during the holiday of Purim and Abū al-Barakat read the scroll of Esther for the holiday. (Information from Goitein's index cards) EMS and VMR