Question

Two answers required. A battle between these two polities is the subject of the disputed theory that a group of n’rn mercenaries arrived late to save the day. Tensions grew between these two polities after Prince Zannanza was killed en route to marrying (15[1])the other’s Queen, Dahamunzu. One of these polities claimed victory over the other in the Poem (15[1])of Pentaur (15[1])at a battle (15[1])before (15[1])which (-5[1])they were tricked by two Shasu (15[1])nomads. (15[3])A (15[1])plague carried by prisoners from one of these polities ravaged the other, (15[1])inspiring plague prayers written by (*) Mursili II. (10[1])The Deeds (10[1])of Suppiluliuma (10[3])records tensions between these (10[2])two polities, who signed the oldest known (10[1])peace treaty (10[2])recorded (10[1])in Hattusa. (10[1])King Muwatalli led one of these two polities at a battle (10[1])at the Orontes River. For 10 points, name these two polities that fought a chariot battle at Kadesh. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Egyptian Empire and Hittite Empire [accept Ancient Egypt or Ancient Egyptians; accept Hittites or Hittite Kingdom]
<Emmett Laurie, Other History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Delia CropperTabearnacleOld London Town4215
Aum MundheRutgersJHU A5815
Jason HongBrownBoston College6015
Andrew ZengStanfordBerkeley A6315
RyanBerkeley CBerkeley B6415
Joy AnHarvardTufts65-5
Raymond WangCornell AColumbia B7115
Eli IssoksonBrandeisMIT7215
Danny PeelenPittRIT7215
Letian LiRiceTexas C7215
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUCornell B7315
Khanh NguyenFlorida BFlorida A8515
Erik ChristensenLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian9210
Jamie Keschner-LycettYes, ModeratorEdinburgh9410
Sky LiToronto WearyWaterloo Miku9610
Caleb KendrickUMD AJHU B9610
Ali IzzatdustFour Neg OmeletteFoucault's Penndulum9610
Nicolas EdwardsLa Clique du ChâteauWaterloo Hatsune10010
Joey SunToronto RoflToronto Joy10010
Daoud JacksonBroken Hearts10 Negs that Shook the Quiz10710
Mitchell ShaddenTexas AOklahoma B10910
Justin Lee3HK1MMBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust10910
Zac BennettOklahoma ATexas B11010
Sean FarrellNorth FloridaFSU A11210
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ASwarthmore12310
Vedant ModiTuftsHarvard1410