WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gala (Sumerian: gala, Akkadian: kalû) were priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna. They made up a significant number of the personnel of both temples and palaces, the central institutions of Mesopotamian city states.

Detailed explanation-2: -These priests had many tasks; some cared for the gods by feeding and clothing them, others sang, made music and wrote hymns, and others still provided religious services to the people. Different types of priests performed purifications, exorcisms, treated people medically and prayed with them.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to regulate the relation between the gods and the people of Uruk, one man was appointed “priest king”. This priest king is usually depicted as a bearded man wearing a long robe and a shepherd’s cap. Most depictions show him feeding animals or overseeing a sacrificial ceremony, as e.g. on the Uruk Vase.

Detailed explanation-4: -The people believed that the gods could prevent these disasters. To protect their cities, people tried to please their gods. To do so, they turned to their priests, who claimed to have special influence with the gods. Because of that claim, priests were accepted as leaders.