KnowraAkituLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Akitu, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 4Related 4MardukRelated: The festival’s rites included the public recitation of Marduk’s creation epic.Sumerian religionBroader topic: Festival rites joined public worship with the renewal of political order.Babylonian calendarBroader topic: The festival’s rites and timing depended on the calendar’s spring month.Babylonian religionBroader topic: Its ceremonies renewed Marduk’s authority and the king’s legitimacy.Mesopotamian kingshipRelated: The festival ritually reaffirmed the king's place in a divinely ordered city.Fertility riteBroader topic: Its renewal ceremonies included themes of kingship, cosmic order, and agricultural abundance.Mesopotamian mythologyRelated: Its ceremonies enacted themes of cosmic order associated with Babylonian myth.Enūma ElišRelated: Recitation of the epic is associated with the festival’s celebration of Marduk.