Question

Description acceptable. This location’s gates were guarded by two twins who “tear out the heart and compress the kidneys” while chopping up passersby. It’s not a mountain range, but a trio of mountaintops are depicted in a pictograph representing this location, which was home to a god whose name translates to “An’s canal inspector.” The ability to obtain water in this location (15[2])is dependent on the amount of children (-5[1])one has. A deity learned the secrets of sex after (15[1])tasting the fruits of this location. Kakka decreed that a god must stay in this location after he made love to its ruler for (*) 7 days. A hero dropped his pukku and mikku into this location, (10[2])whose residents include the galla and Neti. The abzu resides above this location, where a proud goddess once (10[1])rotted on a hook on the Annunaki’s orders (10[1])during her descent. (10[1])For 10 points, dust and clay are consumed by the residents of what realm (10[1])ruled by Nergal and Ereshkigal? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: ancient Mesopotamian underworld [accept Akkadian, Sumerian, or Babylonian in place of “Mesopotamian”; or Kur, Irkalla, Kukku, Arali, Kigal, or Eretsu; accept kur-nu-gi-a; prompt on underworld, netherworld, or hell by asking “which culture’s underworld/netherworld/hell?”] (The twins are Meslamta-ea and Lugal-irra; “An’s canal inspector” is Ennugi/Gugalanna; the proud goddess is Ishtar.)
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y10100%30%10%116.30

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!6115
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club6115
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailBHSU68-5
Joy An[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?I would prefer not to7815
Ali HamzehI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troublewave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp11410
Halle FriedmanIn Search of Things Pastremembrance of lost time11410
JinAh KimThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill13210
Doug SimonsQuasicrystal SilenceTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness14010
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningThe Canadians14310
Justin WytmarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooEvans Hall destruction awaiters15710
Rob CarsonBHSUTeam Name Think Detail16310