At first, whoever wanted to remove [the ashes] from the Altar, did so. In case there were many, they ran and ascended the ramp, and whoever preceded his colleague into the four cubits, won.  If two of them were even, the administrator would say to them, “Put out a finger.” What did they put out? One or two [fingers], but they did not put out a thumb in the Temple.

It once happened that two were even as they ran and ascended the ramp, and one of them pushed his colleague; he fell and his leg was broken. Once the Court realized that there was a danger, they instituted that they not remove [the ashes] from the Altar, except by lot.  There were four lots there; this is the first lot.

The second lot was [to determine] who slaughters; who throws [the blood]; who clears the ashes from the Inner Altar; who clears the ashes from the Menorah; and who brings the limbs [of the daily burnt offering] to the ramp —- the head and the hind leg, the two forelegs, the tail and the hind leg, the breast and the neck, the two sides, and the intestines —- the fine flour, the chavitin meal offering, and the wine. Thirteen Kohanim won it.  Ben Azzai, in Rabbi Akiva's presence, quoted Rabbi Yehoshua: It was offered in the same way as it walked.

The third lot —- “Those new to the incense, come and draw lots!”  And the fourth [lot was for] new and old; [to determine] who takes the limbs up from the ramp to the Altar.

The daily sacrifice was offered with nine [Kohanim, or] with ten, [or] with eleven, [or] with twelve, no less and no more. How so? [The sacrifice] itself —- with nine. On Succos one held a flask of water in his hand; thus we have ten. In the afternoon —- with eleven: [the sacrifice] itself with nine, plus two who held two logs in their hands.  On the Sabbath —- with eleven: [the sacri- fice] itself with nine, plus two who held [the] two spoons of frankincense of the Panim Bread in their hands. On the Sab-bath during Succos —- one held a flask of water in his hand.

A ram was offered with eleven: the meat with five; the intestines, the fine flour, and the wine —- with two each.

An ox was offered with twenty-four: the head and the hind leg —- the head with one, and the hind leg with two; the tail and the hind leg —- the tail with two, and the hind leg with two; the breast and the neck —- the breast with one, and the neck with three; [the] two forelegs with two; [the] two sides with two; the intestines, the fine flour, and the wine —- with three each.  In which cases do the above apply? For communal sacrifices; but for personal sacrifices, if he wanted to offer, he may do so.  The flaying and dissection of these and of those are the same.