Question
In one section of a text named for this city held at the Walters Art Museum, 42 deities representing various cult sites surround a long oval. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city, which names a text that represents the local Bahr Yusef canal as the bovine flood goddess Mehet-Weret. That text named for this city depicts the goddess of the faraway city of Sais as a hippo.
ANSWER: Faiyum [accept the Book of the Faiyum; accept Crocodilopolis; accept Shedet; accept Philadelphia or Arsinoë]
[10e] The Book of the Faiyum identifies the sun with this deity, who sinks into the waters of Lake Moeris instead of the Duat at night. This son of Neith commonly takes the form of a crocodile.
ANSWER: Sobek [or Sebek; or Sochet; or Sobki; or Suchos]
[10m] The text also identifies Faiyum as the home of these reptilian and amphibious primordial deities, the sun’s “fathers and mothers.” Spells from the Coffin Texts often invoke these eight deities worshipped at Hermopolis.
ANSWER: Ogdoad
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |