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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. (10[1])The Gate of All Nations and Hall of a Hundred Columns were built at this non-Susa city (10[1])home to the Apadana Palace, whose reliefs show 23 delegations bringing tribute. (10[1])For 10 points, Darius I began the construction (10[1])of what city near Naqsh-e Rustam, an Achaemenid (“uh-KEE-men-id”) capital whose name means “Persian city”? ■END■ (0[1])

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