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Most scholars have rejected that this author wrote the Genesis-inspired narrative poem Joseph and Zuleika. In a poem by this author, a man fights a wolf, lion, and dragon in an attempt to save his sisters from the Brazen Fortress. This poet's biographer Arudi claimed a well-wisher destroyed all but six lines of a satire he wrote about a sultan. In a poem by this author, a character dangles meat above eagles while on a (*) flying throne to reach heaven. Siyâvash rides through a mountain of fire to prove Sudabeh wrong in a poem by this author, in which the cow-headed Fereydun defeats King Zahhak. (10[1])That epic by this author, in which Zal is raised by the Simurgh, discusses the decline of the Sassanids (10[1])through the story of Rostam and Sohrab. For 10 points, name this author who wrote the poem Shahnameh, (-5[1])the national epic of Iran. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Ferdowsi [or Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason HongBrownTufts10410
Eli IssoksonBrandeisHarvard12310
Katherine LeiMITBoston College141-5
James MangravitiBoston CollegeMIT1470

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y786%0%14%110.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y367%0%33%113.50
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%114.67
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%0%25%129.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y2100%0%50%113.50
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%0%20%107.80
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%138.50