Sumer. Mesopotamia. Near East. Left: Distribution of grain to different categories of workers belonging to the temple of the goddess bau: Porters, gardeners, cooks, cupbearers, messengers, scribes, barbers, smiths, leather-workers, potters, carpenters and other craftsmen. Right: List fo workers belongings to the temple of goddess Bau: farmers, shepherds, birdcatchers, fishermen, craftsmen and priests. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

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