dūšu II (?)

The meaning “Üppigkeit” in AHw 179 dūšu (Bed.) 2 is based on the presumed derivation of the term from dešû “to sprout”. Like uddû I, the word is attested only in the syn. list an = anum IX o. 26 (s.a.). Both words may represent either (1.) the end of a section on terms, perhaps associated with warlike phenomena (ll. o. 23/24(?)–25 mention sanāqu = qarābu “to approach = to come near”, mutuš = pi-tu-šu “like a warrior/man = (?)”, urummu (?) = qarābu “(?) = battle”), or (2.) the beginning of a section on verbs of perception (ll. 27–31: šeʾû = bâʾu “to seek out = to go along”, ṣubbû = dagālu “to observe = to see”, which itself is equated with puqqu „to pay attention“, bitrû „to look thoroughly“, and na[ṭā]lu (?) “to look”).

Both sections do not fit the meaning of a derivation of the word from dešû (or a by-form of the D-stem adj. duššû “abundant, plentiful”).

One may speculate if the instance Ea (MSL 14, 186: 189: [lu-ú] = LU = ú-du-u = du-uš-šu-u) had some influence on the an = anum-instance discussed above (see also duššû; udû III) even though it refers to the sign-name.