Lahamu (also
Lakhamu,
Lachos,
Lumasi, or Assyro-Akkadian
Lammasu) was the first-born daughter of
Tiamat and
Abzu in
Akkadian mythology. With her brother
Lahmu she is the mother of
Anshar and
Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods. Lahamu is sometimes seen as a serpent, and sometimes as a woman with a red sash and six curls on her head. It is suggested that the pair were represented by the silt of the sea-bed, but more accurately are known to be the representations of the zodiac, parent-stars, or constellations.