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Akitu

Akitu or Akitum (Sumerian: 𒀉𒆠𒋾, romanized: a-ki-ti) (Akkadian: 𒀉𒆠𒌈, romanized: akītu(m)) is a spring festival and New Year's celebration, held on the first day of the Assyrian and Babylonian Nisan in ancient Mesopotamia and in Assyrian communities around the world, to celebrate the sowing of barley. Akitu originates from the Sumerian spring New Year…

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Babylonian Akitu

ÉsagilaMardukNabuTempleTiamat
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Modern observances

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SumerianAkkadianSpringFestivalNew Year
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Date
1 April; varies between April 1–4
Frequency
Annual
Significance
New Year holiday, Easter
Type
National, ethnic

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Babylonian Akitu

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  • ANET Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament

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Akitu

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples83
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
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Akitu

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related to Bibliography · 29
Akitu → Abraham Sachs, Akkadian Rituals, ANET, Bulletin, BVSGW, Copenhagen, Gorgias Press, Heinrich Zimmern, Het Babylonische Nieuwjaarsfeest, ISBN, Julye Bidmead, Karel, Lux, Mesopotamia, Neujahrhfest, NJ, Pallis, Phoenix, Piscataway, Princeton
related to Legacy · 29
Akitu → Another Akitu, Assur, At, Aviv, Babylon, Babylonian, BC, Elagabal, Elagabalus, Emessa, Esther, Exodus, Herodian, Italy, Jewish, King Sennacherib, Nehemiah, Neo-Assyrian Empire, Nineveh, Nisan
related to Modern observances · 14
Akitu → Akitu Breekha, April, April Fool's Day, Assyrian, Assyrian New Year, Assyrians, Due, Iraq, It, Reesh Shato Brikhto, Reesha D’Sheeta Brikhta, Some, The, Those
related to External links · 7
Akitu → ANE Today, Festival, King, Ritual Humiliation, Sam Mirelman, Sep, The Babylonian Akītu Festival
Date · 1
Akitu → 1 April; varies between April 1–4
Frequency · 1
Akitu → Annual
Significance · 1
Akitu → New Year holiday, Easter
Type · 1
Akitu → National, ethnic

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day would festival assyrian gods marduk babylonian king new first year april babylon temple people city priests spring priest thy

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AkituDate1 April; varies between April 1–41.00infobox
AkituFrequencyAnnual1.00infobox
AkituSignificanceNew Year holiday, Easter1.00infobox
AkituTypeNational, ethnic1.00infobox
Akiturelated to BibliographyJulye Bidmead0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyThe Akitu Festival0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyReligious Continuity0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyRoyal Legitimation0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyMesopotamia0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyPiscataway0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyNJ0.60section
Akiturelated to BibliographyGorgias Press0.60section

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