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en-wikipedia-org-390		Akitu - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2518	233	73	The Babylonian and Assyrian Akitu festival has played a pivotal role in the development of theories of religion, myth and ritual. The Babylonian festival traditionally started on 4 Nisannu.[3] All the people in the city would celebrate, including the awilu (upper class), muskena (middle class), wardu (lower class), High Priest, and the King.[4] The recitation of this Epic was considered the beginning of preparations for the submission of the King of Babylon before Marduk on the fifth day of Akitu. During this day according to the tradition of Akitu, Marduk would enter his dwelling and is surprised by the evil gods who will fight him, then he's taken prisoner by Tiamat, the chaos monster and goddess of the ocean, and awaits for arrival of his son god Nabu who would save him from "Nought" and restore his glory. ^ The Babylonian Akitu Festival: Rectifying the King or Renewing the Cosmos?	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-390.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-390.txt