Question

A collection of documents from this city are the main focus of Wouter Henkelman’s The Other Gods Who Are, which notes how the 26 attestations of Humban (“HOOM-bahn”) are the most of all deities mentioned. Records from this city mention commodities being “poured” before individuals such as the king, the official Karkiš (“KAR-kish”), and the royal woman Irdabama. Parnaka headed the administration at this city, where many kurtaš (“KOOR-tash”) workers were provided with rations recorded in the Fortification Tablets. (-5[1])The Gate of All Nations and Hall of a Hundred Columns were built at this non-Susa city home to the Apadana Palace, whose reliefs show 23 delegations bringing tribute. For 10 points, Darius I (10[1])began the construction of what (10[2])city near Naqsh-e Rustam, an Achaemenid (“uh-KEE-men-id”) capital whose name means “Persian city”? (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Persepolis [or Pārsa; accept Takht-e Jamshīd] (Humban appears more times than Ahuramazda in the Fortification Archive.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joseph ChambersVirginia ALiberty C75-5
Jeffrey AustinUNC DWake Forest10910
Jacob EgolDukeUNC C11410
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ALiberty A11410
Jonathan SchneidauLiberty CVirginia A12610
Jonathan BostLiberty BWilliam & Mary1270
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryLiberty B1270
Graham TroyUNC BSouth Carolina12710

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