Buššānītu

Not to be confused with ^mulKIR₄, būšu.

Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, Hermann Hunger

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The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg (References)

^(mul)Buššānītu (𒀯𒁍𒍑𒃻𒉌𒌈) is a name for the Hyena-star ^mul būṣu that is associated with the Corpse-star (^mulADDA = pagru). It occurs in a calendrical mystical-mythological work in connection with the 'Marduk battle against Tiamat' tradition of Enuma Eliš. For the latest edition see Reynolds 2019: 206-207: 3-12 with commentary on ibid. 31, 362, 366-367. See also ^mulmulKIR₄, būšu = būṣu.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Var. reading:

• buššānītu, See above and Gizzānītu.
• Puššānītu (old reading)

Kurtik (2007) and Gössmann (1950) previously read this star name as Puššānītu (Kurtik p07, Gössmann 359).

Miscellanous

Var. designations:

• Lit. "Another mouth",
• An epithet associated with the constellation KA "Mouth";
• Only in BM 55466+, see (Kurtik g24) Gizzānītu, (Kurtik k01) KA.

Also to be added KIR₄ = būşu, 'Hyena-star' - on the basis of the Reynolds text above.

^mulKIR₄ = būşu, 'Hyena-star' occurs in a calendrical mythological work. See Reynolds 2019: 206-207 with the relevant passage sub Gizzānītu

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, p07)	Gössmann (1950)
вар.: buššānītu, букв. «Другой рот», эпитет, связанный с созвездием KA «Рот»; только в BM 55466+, см. g24Gizzānītu, k01KA.	(359) puššanîtum (239) s. mulKA.

References

• Kurtik's references