Question
One of these objects turns back time when reverting arrows to canebrakes and birds. A text named for one of these objects coined the maxim “as above, so below.” The Anzu steals one of these objects from a bathing Enlil, resulting in Ninurta being sent to retrieve it. During the war to avenge Abzu, this type of object acts as Kingu’s breastplate. The philosopher’s stone is described by (*) Hermes Trismegistus in an “Emerald” text named for this type of object. Marduk claims one of these objects of “destiny” after slaying Tiamat. The Epic of Gilgamesh was discovered on some of these objects taken from Ashurbanipal’s library. For 10 points, reed-pen styluses inscribed Mesopotamian myths on what clay writing medium? ■END■
ANSWER: tablet [accept Tablet of Destinies or Tablets of Destiny; accept Emerald Tablet; prompt on Emerald by asking “what other object”; prompt on slab]
<Kevin Thomas, RMP - World Mythology> ~27151~ <Editor: Kevin Thomas>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 100% | 19% | 0% | 87.14 |