New Year festival in Babylon
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The New Year festival in Babylon, known as Akitu, was a major religious celebration marking the renewal of kingship and cosmic order through elaborate rituals, processions, and ceremonies centered on the god Marduk and other deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Year festival in Babylon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Year festival in Babylon Context triple: [Nabu, ritualAssociation, New Year festival in Babylon]
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Newroz spring festival
The Newroz spring festival is a traditional Kurdish celebration marking the arrival of spring and the Kurdish New Year, symbolizing renewal, resistance, and cultural identity.
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Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
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Babylon
"Babylon" is a 2022 epic period comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle that explores the excesses and upheavals of Hollywood’s transition from silent films to sound in the late 1920s.
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Babylon
Babylon was an ancient Mesopotamian city-state and imperial capital renowned for its monumental architecture, advanced culture, and central role in Near Eastern history and biblical tradition.
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E.
Babylon
Babylon is a town on the South Shore of Long Island in New York, known for its suburban communities, waterfront access, and role as a transportation hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Year festival in Babylon Target entity description: The New Year festival in Babylon, known as Akitu, was a major religious celebration marking the renewal of kingship and cosmic order through elaborate rituals, processions, and ceremonies centered on the god Marduk and other deities.
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A.
Newroz spring festival
The Newroz spring festival is a traditional Kurdish celebration marking the arrival of spring and the Kurdish New Year, symbolizing renewal, resistance, and cultural identity.
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B.
Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
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C.
Babylon
"Babylon" is a 2022 epic period comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle that explores the excesses and upheavals of Hollywood’s transition from silent films to sound in the late 1920s.
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D.
Babylon
Babylon was an ancient Mesopotamian city-state and imperial capital renowned for its monumental architecture, advanced culture, and central role in Near Eastern history and biblical tradition.
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E.
Babylon
Babylon is a town on the South Shore of Long Island in New York, known for its suburban communities, waterfront access, and role as a transportation hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akitu festival
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Babylonian festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianTime | March–April ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ea
ⓘ
Enlil ⓘ Ishtar ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
Nabu ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
city walls of Babylon
ⓘ
processional way of Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedText | Enuma Elish ⓘ |
| calendarMonth |
Nisannu
ⓘ
linked to:
Nisan
|
| centeredInCity | Babylon ⓘ |
| cosmologicalMeaning |
re-enactment of creation
ⓘ
victory of order over chaos ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| duration |
several days
ⓘ
up to twelve days ⓘ |
| function |
affirmation of royal legitimacy
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reaffirmation of divine covenant with the king ⓘ renewal of cosmic order ⓘ renewal of kingship ⓘ |
| hasName | Akitu ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Neo-Babylonian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Old Babylonian period ⓘ
linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
| influence | later Mesopotamian New Year festivals ⓘ |
| kingRole |
leading processions
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reinstatement as legitimate ruler ⓘ ritual humiliation before Marduk ⓘ |
| locationType | urban festival ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| politicalMeaning |
centralization of power in Babylon
ⓘ
elevation of Marduk as supreme god ⓘ |
| primaryTemple | Esagila ⓘ |
| processionDestination | Akitu house ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
humiliation and restoration of the king
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offerings and sacrifices ⓘ oracular consultations ⓘ processions of divine statues ⓘ public prayers and supplications ⓘ purification rites ⓘ recitation of creation epic Enuma Elish ⓘ ritual combat or symbolic battle ⓘ |
| socialAspect |
involvement of priests
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participation of city population ⓘ participation of the king ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | beginning of spring ⓘ |
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Subject: New Year festival in Babylon Description of subject: The New Year festival in Babylon, known as Akitu, was a major religious celebration marking the renewal of kingship and cosmic order through elaborate rituals, processions, and ceremonies centered on the god Marduk and other deities.
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