Question
The wielder of these weapons is usually identified as the “smiting god” in reliefs and figurines found throughout the Levant. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify these weapons that, in an epic cycle, are forged by the skilled and wise craftsman Kothar wa Khasis. Description acceptable.
ANSWER: the clubs of Ba’al Hadad [or the clubs of Ba’al Hadad; or Yagrush and Aymur; accept reasonable synonyms for club such as mace; prompt on Ba’al’s weapons or Hadad’s weapons by asking “what sort of weapon are they?”; prompt on clubs by asking “who wields them?”]
[10e] Ba’al uses his clubs to beat up Yam, a god of this domain who is similar to the Leviathan. In Mesopotamian myth, chaos and this domain are personified by Tiamat.
ANSWER: the sea [or the ocean; or the waves; accept salty waters; accept sea serpents; prompt on water] (Abzu’s counterpart is Tiamat.)
[10m] In some tales, Ba’al’s clubs are actually these objects that, in the Ba’al Cycle, are the main building material for Ba’al’s palace. In another epic, Shamash’s winds turn the tide of battle against a giant demon who guards a group of these objects.
ANSWER: cedar trees [accept Cedar Forest; prompt on trees] (The demon is Humbaba.)
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 11.25 | 75% | 38% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 4 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Claremont A | Texas A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Iowa A | Iowa B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| UW A | Rice A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sorbonne | Appalachian State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UBC A | Texas A&M A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A&M B | Michigan State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |