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Question

The Eridu Genesis, Atra-hasis, and Epic of Gilgamesh all recount one of these events. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name these common mythological disasters. Utnapishtim’s release of a raven in the Epic of Gilgamesh parallels Noah’s release of a dove after one of these disasters in the Book of Genesis.

ANSWER: floods [accept equivalents like deluges; accept Great Floods]

[10h] This ocean, whose name may be etymologically linked to the Greek translation of the Hebrew word tehóm in Genesis, appears in Tablet III of the Atra-hasis. The deification of this cosmic freshwater ocean is a lover of Tiamat in the Enuma Elish.

ANSWER: Abzû [or Apsû; reject “Anzû”] (The Greek translation is “abyss.”)

[10m] Chapters 50 and 51 of Jeremiah mention this deity while prophesying the fall of his city. The festival of Akitu celebrated this god’s defeat of Tiamat and his role in the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates.

ANSWER: Marduk [or Merodak; or Amar-utuk; accept Bel or Bel-Marduk]

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Summary


Canada	Main	Y	6	16.67	100%	50%	17%
Florida	Main	Y	12	18.33	100%	50%	33%
Midwest	Main	Y	8	16.25	100%	63%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%
Pacific Northwest	Main	Y	10	17.00	100%	50%	20%
South Central	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	60%	20%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	17.50	100%	63%	13%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	8	18.75	100%	75%	13%
2025 ACF Nationals	2025-08-09	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%

Data


UCI	UCLA C	10	0	0	10
UCLA B	Claremont Scripps	10	10	10	30
UCLA D	UCSD What Hath God Wrought	10	0	10	20
UCSB	USC	10	0	0	10
UCSD Two Running Violet V Forms	UCSD Vices and Virtues	10	0	0	10
UCLA A	Claremont Pitzer	10	0	10	20
Toronto B	McGill A	10	10	10	30
Carleton	McGill B	10	10	10	30
Ottawa	Toronto C	10	0	10	20
Western Ontario	Queen's B	10	0	0	10
Toronto A	Guelph A	10	10	10	30
McMaster A	Toronto D	10	0	0	10
Toronto E	Waterloo	10	0	0	10
Toronto G	Toronto Metropolitan	10	0	10	20
McMaster C	Toronto I	10	0	0	10
Toronto J	Toronto F	10	0	0	10
Toronto K	Toronto H	10	10	10	30
Queen's A	McGill C	10	0	0	10
Virginia B	James Madison	10	0	0	10
Liberty A	North Carolina B	10	0	10	20
South Carolina A	Liberty B	10	0	10	20
Clemson A	Liberty C	10	0	10	20
North Carolina A	NC State	10	0	10	20
South Carolina B	Clemson B	10	0	10	20
Tusculum	Virginia Tech B	10	0	0	10
North Carolina C	Virginia Tech A	10	0	0	10
Columbia A	Rowan A	10	0	0	10
Columbia B	Lehigh A	10	0	10	20
Vassar A	Columbia C	10	0	0	10
Kentucky	Chicago A	10	0	0	10
Chicago B	Notre Dame B	10	0	0	10
Chicago D	Illinois C	10	0	0	10
Illinois A	Michigan B	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame C	Indiana B	10	0	10	20
Louisville A	Notre Dame A	10	10	10	30
Chicago C	Louisville B	10	0	10	20
Michigan C	Purdue C	10	0	0	10
Illinois B	Michigan D	10	0	10	20
Notre Dame D	Purdue A	10	0	0	10
Princeton A	Rutgers B	10	0	10	20
Lehigh B	Rutgers C	10	0	0	10
Iowa State	Macalester A	10	0	0	10
Minnesota A	Macalester B	10	0	10	20
St. Thomas	Minnesota B	10	0	10	20
Carleton	Nebraska	10	0	0	10
Wisconsin	Minnesota C	10	10	10	30
UCO	Arizona State A	10	0	10	20
Arizona State B	Tulsa	10	0	0	10
Iowa	Ohio	10	0	0	10
McGill D	Northwestern B	10	0	10	20
Texas B	Northwestern A	10	10	10	30
UTD A	Rose State	10	0	10	20
Texas A	Alberta B	10	0	10	20
Northwestern C	UTD B	10	0	0	10
Auburn A	Georgia Tech A	10	10	10	30
Auburn B	Alabama B	10	0	10	20
Georgia Tech D	Georgia Tech B	10	0	10	20
Huntsville A	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Mississippi State A	Huntsville B	10	0	10	20
UAB A	Sewanee A	10	0	0	10
Vanderbilt B	Vanderbilt A	10	0	10	20
Bruin A	Georgia Tech C	10	0	10	20
Southampton B	Sheffield A	10	0	0	10
Oxford B	Cambridge D	10	0	0	10
Warwick A	Durham A	10	10	10	30