With the establishment of a monarchy the high-priest lost more and more his old power and attributes, and tended to disappear altogether, or to become merely the vicegerent or representative of the King. The King himself, mindful of his sacerdotal origin, still claimed semi-priestly powers. But he now called himself a _sangu_ or “chief priest” rather than a _patesi_; in fact, the latter name was retained only from antiquarian motives. The individual high-priest passed away, and was succeeded by the class of “chief priests.” Under them were several subordinate classes of temple servants. There were, for instance, the _enû_, or “elders,” and the _pasisû_, or “anointers,” whose duty it was to anoint the images of the gods and the sacred vessels of the temple with oil, and who are sometimes included among the _ramkû_, or “offerers of libations,” as well. By the side of them stood _asipu_, or “prophet,” who interpreted the will of heaven, and even accompanied the army on its march, deciding when it might attack the enemy with success, or when the gods refused to grant it victory. Next to the prophet came the _makhkhû_ or interpreter of dreams, as well as the _barû_, or “seer.” A very important class of temple-servants were the _kalî_, or “eunuch-priests,” the _galli_ of the religions of Asia Minor. They were under a “chief _kalû_,” and were sometimes entitled “the servants of Istar.” It was indeed to her worship that they were specially consecrated, like the _ukhâtu_ and _kharimâtu_, or female hierodules. Erech, with its sanctuary of Anu and Istar, was the place where these latter were chiefly to be found; here they performed their dances in honor of the goddess and mourned over the death of Tammuz.