Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Xerxes I and Greece.
The traditional Babylonian New Year festival, which required the king to legitimise his rule by 'taking the hand' of the god Marduk.
Akitu appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for The Persian Empire, especially Xerxes I and Greece and Xerxes I and Greece.
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