a manifestation of the king's own divine power they seem to north south east and west. the comerica temple grounds were cities in themselves chronicles described how hundreds of wooden buildings stood between essential shrike and its surrounding walls. these house the priests and their assistants. according to one account eighteen high priests two thousand seven hundred forty officiants two thousand two hundred two assistant priests and six hundred fifteen dancing girls served in one single shrine and a vast store of treasure was piled up in the shrine five tons of gold plates thirty five diamonds forty thousand six hundred twenty pearls four thousand five hundred forty precious stones nine hundred sixty seven veils of chinese silk.