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Question

The ‘Ain Samiya goblet may depict the defeat of this figure. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this figure, who is split in half “like a flat fish,” and whose blood is borne away by the North Wind “into secret places.” The seventh day of the Akitu Festival celebrates the defeat of this figure.

ANSWER: Tiamat

[10e] Tiamat and her partner Abzu represent this primordial substance, which Enki helps Utnapishtim survive.

ANSWER: water [accept salt or fresh or ground or seawater; accept the sea or ocean; accept flood or deluge; prompt on chaos with “what elemental substance is it represented by?”]

[10h] The Enuma Elish describes the salt and fresh waters mingling together when Tiamat and Abzu begin creation, imagery reminiscent of this Persian gulf civilization notable for its circular stamp seals. Enki and Ninhursag reside in a paradisiacal place identified with this civilization, where Utnapishtim lives after the Deluge.

ANSWER: Dilmun

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Data

Team	Opponent	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Total
2 Indiscernible Broke Girls	Fable of the Miis	0	10	10	20
Goldman & Jackson	Three Cantabrigians	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
The Chard Problem of Consciousness	Knox et al	10	10	10	30
Water Buffalo	Yesodei HaTorah 2:7	10	10	10	30

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	Heard	PPB	Easy %	Medium %	Hard %
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror	05/31/25	Y	5	28.00	100%	80%	100%
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror	07/13/25	N	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror	08/10/25	N	6	15.00	100%	17%	33%