Saturday is Ashura, an Islamic holiday. Ashura is also a war deity in Japanese Buddhism (from Hindu Asura). Ashur is the name of the main god in Mesopotamian (Assyrian) mythology, and the grandson of Noah in the Bible. Ahura is a class of Zoroastrian divinities (eg Ahura Mazda).
I don't know if all of these are related, it may be too difficult to know. It is interesting that there is a similar word that touches all of the major religions.
Lamassu (ancient Mesopotamian deity) Yeah, it's no where near as good as the master pieces of the sub, but I tried.
