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...

Akitu festival in Babylon, and Sargon II made Babylon his temporary residence while Dur-Sharrukin was under construction and took part in the Akitu....

Antonio Tempesta, 1610 The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563 Akitu Cities of the ancient Near East Euphrates Tunnel – Legendary tunnel under...

the first came in 1952 and written by Nimrod Simono and dealt with the Akitu festival, then an article by Jean Alkhas in 1955 (April, issue 34) fixed...

connection between the Babylonian festival Akitu and Rosh Hashanah, as there are some striking similarities. The Akitu festival of Ur was celebrated in the...

Kassite date is also sometimes proposed. It may have been recited during the Akitu festival. Some late Assyrian versions replace Marduk with Ashur. Before...

also known as Resha d-Sheta (Syriac: ܪܫܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ, "Head of the year") and as Akitu (ܐܟܝܬܘ), or Assyrian New Year,[unreliable source?] is the spring festival...

in Babylonia, and several traditionally Babylonian rituals, such as the akitu festival, were borrowed in the north. Ashur's role as the chief deity was...

local mythos and its divine Patrons The success of the reigning Monarch The Akitu, or New Year Festival (first full moon after spring equinox) Commemoration...

of Nebonidus dated to 150 BC) and the disruption that this caused to the Akitu (New Year) festival for a period of ten years. The eighth year is purposefully...