The first records of intentional castration for this purpose come from the Sumerian cities of Lagash in the 21st century BC. Since then, eunuchs have performed a wide variety of roles in many different cultures, such as courtiers, treble singers, and government officials. , military commanders and women's guardians or harem servants.

In ancient Middle Eastern cultures, eunuchs have been identified since the second millennium within the Assyrian and Egyptian empires. In these ancient societies, eunuchs were sometimes the result of punitive measures to punish illegal acts of homosexuality. In other cases, some individuals would castrate themselves to become members of the royal courts in both Assyria and Egypt.

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