that he has to hide the eponymous stone monster somewhere where the allies of, including the moon god, will not be able to find him while he continues to grow. It is sometimes assumed that the Ugaritic myth about the marriage of the local moon god Yarikh and Nikkal (KTU 1.24) had Hurrian origin, and according to Nicolas Wyatt it is possible that in a hitherto unknown earlier version the protagonist was Kušuḫ instead. Researchers do not agree if the Ugaritic text was a direct translation, as assumed for example by Aicha Rahmouni, an adaptation of motifs from Hurrian mythology, and also if the proposed Hurrian version was in turn based on an unknown Mesopotamian myth, or if the Ugaritic text was additionally independently influenced by Mesopotamian tradition. References Bibliography Hurrian deities Ugaritic deities Hittite deities Lunar gods