# Canonical recap data for Eridu Priest-King Election System (4000)
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slug: eridu-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/4000/eridu-election"
title: Eridu Priest-King Election System
subtitle: Early Sumerian temple records document formalized succession and selection procedures for religious and administrative leadership roles.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 4000-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 4000
decade: 4000
country:
name: Iraq
slug: iraq
summaryShort: Eric Ronald Priest is Emeritus Professor at St Andrews University, where he previously held the Gregory Chair of Mathematics and a Bishop Wardlaw Professorship.
summaryLong: Eric Ronald Priest is Emeritus Professor at St Andrews University, where he previously held the Gregory Chair of Mathematics and a Bishop Wardlaw Professorship.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Eridu"
importance: 71
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
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  title: Eric Priest
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Eric Ronald Priest is Emeritus Professor at St Andrews University, where he previously held the Gregory Chair of Mathematics and a Bishop Wardlaw Professorship.
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  capturedAt: 2025-12-29
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