Enūma Eliš

Babylonian creation myth

creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity

hypothetical planet

Akitu or Akitum () () is a spring festival and New Year's celebration, held on the first day of the Assyrian and Babylonian Nisan in ancient Mesopotamia and in Assyrian communities around the world, to celebrate the sowing of barley. Akitu originates from the Sumerian spring New Year festival of Zagmuk.

Clay tablet in Mesopotamian mythology

ancient Mesopotamian symbol