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'''Akitu''' or '''Akitum''' (Chaldean Akkadian and Summerian languages:&nbsp;''á.ki.tum'', ''akiti-šekinku'', {{abbr|lit.|Literally}}&nbsp;"the barley-cutting" ''akiti-šununum'', {{abbr|lit.|Literally}}&nbsp;"barley-sowing"; [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]:&nbsp;''{{lang|akk-Latn|akitu}}'' or ''{{lang|akk-Latn|rêš-šattim}}'', "head of the year") was a [[spring festival]] in ancient [[Mesopotamia]].The Chaldean Babylonian Akitu festival was celebrated originally in Babylon and has played a pivotal role in the Chaldean heritage and development of rituals. An important event marking the beginning of new Spring in Mesopotamia by the Chaldean people.<ref>The Chaldean Babylonian Akitu Festival: Rectifying the King or Renewing the Cosmos? (n.d.): n. pag. Web.</ref>

[[File:Akitu Festival 7317.jpg|thumb|Akitu Festival by Chaldeans of Babylon]]