"Pourer" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the Babylonian-Assyrian religion and how persistent an element it is. For the masses, the priest remained essentially a mashmashu. But we have also names like ramku and nisakku, 'libation pourer,' which emphasize the sacrificial functions of the priest; and in an interesting list of temple servitors,[1457] 'the dirge singers' are introduced as a special class, and appropriately designated as munambu, 'wailer,' ...
— The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria • Morris Jastrow |
