<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">ervads</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31453640</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:02:08</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ehrpats</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ervad</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">herbads</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to Zoroastrian priests of the lower degree. Ervads have undertaken navar, the first of the two initiation rites for priests. In the more important ceremonies, ervads act only as assistant priests. The correlating historical term, 'ehrpats,' originally referred to religious teachers who were entrusted with the care of the fire. ]]></dc:description></metadata>