What was the role of the Priest in Sumerian society?

Priests were associated mainly with the temple trade. It was their duty to organise everyone who worked for the temple. Priests also acted as the tax collecting agents. As the time passed on, the priests became rich and powerful and played a very important role among the elite class.

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