Rites that set apart a priestly woman for the service of a goddess: the installation of the entu priestess of Mesopotamia and the consecration of a Vestal Virgin at Rome. A ritual belongs here when its cited article describes the installation of a priestess in an ancient state cult. It excludes Christian ordination and royal coronation. Examples in the atlas include Entu Priestess Installation Rite.
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