“April 2nd. Today is Akitu. The Babylonian New Year. They called the HGA/Demiurge/Enlil by the name of Marduk. They even said “Marduk is the Enlil of the Gods”….meaning the king of them. Today they would recite prayers to it: "Lord without peer in thy wrath,Lord, gracious king, lord of the lands,Who made salvation for the great gods,Lord, who throwest down the strong by his glance,Lord of kings, light of men, who dost apportion destinies,O Lord, Babylon is thy seat, Borsippa thy crownThe wide heavens are thy body....Within thine arms thou takest the strong....Within thy glance thou grantest them grace,Makest them see light so that they proclaim thy power.Lord of the lands, light of the Igigi, who pronouncest blessings;Who would not proclaim thy, yea, thy power?Would not speak of thy majesty, praise thy dominion?Lord of the lands, who livest in Eudul, who takest the fallen by the hand;Have pity upon thy city, BabylonTurn thy face towards Esagila, thy templeGive freedom to them that dwell in Babylon, thy wards! This festival would last for several days. Remember….Daniel is sent by Nebuchadnezzar to be trained by the Chaldeans. This is how he becomes the “master of magicians.” He would have witnessed this celebration many time.” - Damien Echols, from his Patreon