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Round 10: Tossup 16

A set of 42 texts named for these places identifies the first known named author, Enheduanna. The symbol É ("eh") prefixes the name of many of these places, such as one excavated by Robert Koldewey called Esagila. Cyrus the Great’s namesake cylinder attests to him restoring these places, one of which names the historical period that began after he ended the Babylonian Captivity. (10[1])Three bitumen and mudbrick terraces (10[1])once supported one of these places atop a “great” structure from the Third Dynasty of Ur. (-5[2])In Ancient Mesopotamia, these places were elevated with pyramidal ziggurats. For 10 points, name this general type of building where figures such as Ishtar were worshipped. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: temples [accept shrines or sanctuaries; accept Second Temple Period; accept ziggurats until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Thomas WuBerkeley Skeleton KingBerkeley Little Prince6110
Vijay HansBerkeley Boss BanditStanford B6610
Avery BeckerBerkeley Archer QueenBerkeley Mighty Miner82-5
Bryce MyersStanford AUCSC82-5
Lorie Au-YeungUCSCStanford A10910

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%40%88.60
UK (South)UK7100%29%88.57
Northern CaliforniaUS475%50%78.67
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%76.29
Eastern Canada (1)US580%80%93.75
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%22%90.33
FloridaUS4100%25%87.50
Great LakesUS12100%25%81.75
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%73.67
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS10100%10%80.50
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%50%77.50
MidwestUS9100%33%78.11
NorthUS4100%50%82.50
NortheastUS11100%9%71.82
PacificUS8100%13%86.25
South CentralUS7100%29%69.43
SoutheastUS13100%23%76.00
Upstate NYUS683%50%92.40