Which Temple practices are described in the Mishna order Qodashim?

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The order Qodashim (Hebrew for "Holy Things") is the fifth division of the Mishna, focusing primarily on the rites and sacrifices performed at the Temple of Jerusalem before its destruction in 70 CE.1

The order consists of 11 tractates detailing various aspects of Temple service and related laws:

Zevaḥim: Animal sacrifices1
Menaḥot: Meal offerings1
Ḥullin: Profane objects (laws regarding the slaughter of animals for non-sacrificial use)1
Bekhorot: Laws concerning the firstborn1
ʿArakhin: Estimates (vows of valuation)1
Temura: The laws of substitution or exchange of sacrificial animals1
Keretot: Excisions (sins punishable by spiritual excision)1
Meʿila: Transgression (misuse of sacred property)1
Tamid: The daily burnt offering1
Middot: The dimensions and architecture of the Temple1
Qinnim: Regulations regarding bird offerings1

These texts preserve the legal framework for the sacrificial system that was central to ancient Jewish worship.1