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These people, who were often described as providers called zānin, are described on the four sides of the Weld-Blundell Prism, which uses unusual units like nerah. These people after extensive travel could be deemed kibrāt erbetti. After seven successful feats, these people could be associated with kiššatim, or the “Four Corners of the World.” The sign of lugal became the main logograph (10[1])used for these people over the related terms en and ensi. Lines 1 to 39 of one document describes these people living over ten thousand years “before the flood”; that (10[1])document, which seeks to depict one long line (-5[1])of these people in cycles, ties historical ones like Ur-Zababa from Kish to the gods. For 10 points, name these people (10[1])who are listed in a document from ancient Mesopotamia, (10[1])including Naram-Sin and (10[1])his father Sargon. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Sumerian kings [or Mesopotamian or Akkadian kings; accept rulers; accept šar or šarru; accept lugal until read; accept kings of specific cities such as Uruk, Ur, or Kish; reject emperor]
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Brendan BethlehemCambridge BImperial A6110
Omer KeskinOxford ADurham A9110
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghCambridge A99-5
Ian DewanKielDurham B12010
Ted WarnerBristolOxford B12910
Rahim DinaImperial BWarwick13210
Sam FooCambridge AEdinburgh13510
Eileen PengOxford CKCL13610
Freddy PottsSheffieldCambridge C13610

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