High Priest of Bel

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fictional character religious official

High Priest of Bel is a character in ancient Near Eastern literature who serves as the chief religious official devoted to the god Bel in the Babylonian narrative tradition.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ religious official ⓘ
appearsIn	Babylonian religious narratives ⓘ stories centered on the god Bel ⓘ
associatedDeity	Marduk NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ temple of Bel NERFINISHED ⓘ
chiefDeityServed	Bel NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	ancient Near Eastern ⓘ
devotedTo	Bel NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	mediating between worshippers and Bel ⓘ overseeing temple worship ⓘ performing rituals for Bel ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	lesser temple priests ⓘ temple personnel ⓘ
hasOccupation	priest ⓘ
literaryGenre	ancient Near Eastern literature ⓘ
narrativeTradition	Babylonian narrative tradition ⓘ
positionHeld	chief priest of Bel ⓘ
region	Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Babylonian religion ⓘ
responsibleFor	interpretation of omens related to Bel ⓘ maintenance of cult statues ⓘ organization of festivals for Bel ⓘ
role	chief religious official ⓘ
socialStatus	elite religious authority ⓘ
sphereOfActivity	religious administration ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ temple cult ⓘ
timePeriod	ancient Mesopotamian era ⓘ
titleLanguage	Akkadian ⓘ

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The Babylonian Story → featuresCharacter → High Priest of Bel ⓘ