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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. Staff-holding deities with this role were known as sukkal. 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. An (*) administrative position also translated into English as this role was held by a deified high priest, physician, and architect, Imhotep, under 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 ancient Egyptian government. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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