akiti [FESTIVAL] N (274x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. a₂-ki-ti; a₂-ki-it; a₂-ki-te; a₂-ki-tum "a festival at new year; month name"

[1]	𒀉𒆠𒋾	a₂-ki-ti
[2]	𒀉𒆠𒀉	a₂-ki-it
[3]	𒀉𒆠𒋼	a₂-ki-te
[4]	𒀉𒆠𒌈	a₂-ki-tum

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	2	31	51	177		1
[2]						5	3
[3]					3
[4]					1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (31x/11%)

Old Akkadian (51x/19%)

Ur III (177x/65%)

Old Babylonian (4x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. a festival at new year (274x/100%)

2. month name

Akk. akītu.

Bibliography

[2005] T. Sharlach, JCS 57 22-23.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 128-133.

Lexical Associations

ūmu[day]N akītu[(a cultic festival)]N (// ud[sun] akiti[festival])

ud a₂-ki-it = MIN<(ūm)> ⸢a⸣-[ki-tum] (MSL 05, 001 F r 2').

[ud a₂]-⸢ki⸣-it = MIN<(u₄-mi)> a-ki-⸢ti⸣ (MSL 05, 004 mu o 15').

ud ⸢a₂⸣-ki-it = MIN<(u₄-mu)> a-⸢ki⸣-tum (Iraq 06, 22 o ii' 7', r ii' 4'; Iraq 06, 54 o ii' 6').

References for all phrases

ud[sun] akiti[festival]

ud a₂-[ki-it] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2027 o 3'; Iraq 06, 22 o iii' 6'; Iraq 06, 54 r i' 1').