These officials were known as the ilari or half-heads, because of the custom of shaving half of their heads and applying what was believed to be a magical substance into it.
كان يُطلق على هؤلاء المسؤولين اسم إيلاري أو أصحاب أنصاف الرؤوس، وذلك بسبب قيامهم بحلق نصف رؤوسهم ووضع ما كان يُعتقد بأنه مادة سحرية به.