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title: "Eridu Priest-King Election System"
year: 4000
country: "Iraq"
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slug: "eridu-election"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "4000-01-01"
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# Eridu Priest-King Election System

> Early Sumerian temple records document formalized succession and selection procedures for religious and administrative leadership roles.

## Summary

Eric Ronald Priest is Emeritus Professor at St Andrews University, where he previously held the Gregory Chair of Mathematics and a Bishop Wardlaw Professorship.

## Sources

- [Eric Priest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Priest) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/4000/eridu-election