Editing Police (section)

==== Babylonia ====
In [[Babylonia]], law enforcement tasks were initially entrusted to individuals with military backgrounds or imperial magnates during the Old Babylonian period, but eventually, law enforcement was delegated to officers known as {{lang|akk|paqūdus}}, who were present in both cities and rural settlements. A {{lang|akk|paqūdu}} was responsible for investigating petty crimes and carrying out arrests.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2015/08/policemen-in-1st-millennium-bc-babylonia/| title = ANE Today – Policemen in 1st millennium BC Babylonia| date = 19 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.academia.edu/4009149| title = (PDF) Police forces in first millennium BC Babylonia and beyond, in: KASKAL 10 (2013), 69–87 Academia.edu| last1 = Pirngruber| first1 = Reinhard}}</ref>