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Note to moderator: read the answerline carefully. Note to players: original language term or approximate translations are acceptable. In Inanna and Enki, the title goddess repeatedly tells a deity with this role that “water has never touched your hand / water has never touched your feet” to repel demons sent to retrieve stolen mes. A war deity is sent to Irkalla after he disrespects a deity with this role at a feast in Nergal and Ereshkigal. (15[2])Staff-holding deities with this role were known as sukkal. (15[1])An archetypal goddess with this role, Ninshubur, is saved from galla demons in the Descent of Inanna because she mourned (-5[1])for Inanna and sought help from Enki while acting within this role. The god Namtar also held this role. (-5[1])An (*) administrative position also translated into English as this role (-5[1])was held by a deified high priest, physician, and architect, (10[1])Imhotep, (-5[1])under (10[1])Djoser. For 10 (10[1])points, name this (10[1])mythological Mesopotamian role, often translated with the same word used for a powerful administrative position in (10[1])ancient Egyptian government. ■END■ (10[3]0[3])

ANSWER: vizier [accept servant; or messenger; or minister; or chancellor; or official; or attendant; or advisor; or herald; or envoy; accept sukkal before mention; accept djat; or tjati; reject other domestic roles like “cook” or “gardener,” which are distinct] (A sukkal is not quite the same thing as a servant - hence the other more official positions that are acceptable - but it has been translated as such in stories like The Descent of Inanna.)
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y475%0%25%156.67
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y367%33%0%110.00
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y6100%33%50%135.17