Mandaean priests

Target entity: Mandaean priests
Context triple: [Qolasta, usedBy, Mandaean priests]

• A. Galli priests
  Galli priests were ancient eunuch priests of the Phrygian and later Roman cult of Cybele and Attis, known for their ecstatic rituals, self-castration, and flamboyant public ceremonies.
• B. Marapu priests
  Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
• C. Zoroastrian priesthood
  The Zoroastrian priesthood is the hereditary religious class responsible for preserving, interpreting, and performing the ancient rituals, liturgies, and doctrinal teachings of Zoroastrianism.
• D. Essenes
  The Essenes were an ascetic Jewish sect of the Second Temple period, often linked to the Dead Sea Scrolls and known for their communal lifestyle, strict purity laws, and apocalyptic beliefs.
• E. Christians of Najran
  Christians of Najran were a prominent early Christian community in southern Arabia known for their theological debates with emerging Islamic authorities and their role in pre-Islamic and early Islamic religious history.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Mandaean priests
Target entity description: Mandaean priests are the religious leaders of the Mandaean faith, responsible for conducting complex baptismal rites, preserving sacred traditions, and maintaining the community’s spiritual life.

• A. Galli priests
  Galli priests were ancient eunuch priests of the Phrygian and later Roman cult of Cybele and Attis, known for their ecstatic rituals, self-castration, and flamboyant public ceremonies.
• B. Marapu priests
  Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
• C. Zoroastrian priesthood
  The Zoroastrian priesthood is the hereditary religious class responsible for preserving, interpreting, and performing the ancient rituals, liturgies, and doctrinal teachings of Zoroastrianism.
• D. Essenes
  The Essenes were an ascetic Jewish sect of the Second Temple period, often linked to the Dead Sea Scrolls and known for their communal lifestyle, strict purity laws, and apocalyptic beliefs.
• E. Christians of Najran
  Christians of Najran were a prominent early Christian community in southern Arabia known for their theological debates with emerging Islamic authorities and their role in pre-Islamic and early Islamic religious history.
• F. None of above. chosen