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Popova O. V. Temple personnel in the 1st millennium BC Babylonia. Ancient World and Archaeology, 2025, vol. 22, iss. 22, pp. 2-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/0320-961X-2025-22-2-8
Temple personnel in the 1st millennium BC Babylonia
This article examines some aspects of the administrative organization of Babylonian temples in the 1st millennium BC. The temple staff during this period included administrators, priests, temple slaves, and prebendaries. The latter were secular individuals who nonetheless formed an integral part of the religious cult. The article provides a detailed analysis of the types of Babylonian prebendaries and the role of barber-prebendaries in liturgical practice.
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