What is common in the position of the priests in Egypt and in the Sumerian?

What they had in common was that they held a fairly high position in society. Egyptian and Sumerian priests were the beacons of ancient civilizations. They carried the wisdom and blessings of the gods. In ancient Egypt, even the pharaoh himself could ask the advice of the priests. In ancient Sumer, the priests were the supreme power. In fact, each individual city of the Sumerians was considered an independent city-state, which was headed by a priest.