A predecessor to Akitu, dramatizing the cosmic battle between Marduk and the forces of chaos. The king’s authority was symbolically dissolved and renewed. Ritual combat may have been enacted to ensure the sun’s return after the winter solstice.
A predecessor to Akitu, dramatizing the cosmic battle between Marduk and the forces of chaos. The king’s authority was symbolically dissolved and renewed. Ritual combat may have been enacted to ensure the sun’s return after the winter solstice.