reception The worship of Kušuḫ is well attested in Hurrian documents from Ugarit. In offering lists, he appears between Kumarbi and Iya (Hayya). Once he instead occurs between the latter deity and Dadmiš. A single ritual text indicates that he could be worshiped side by side with local moon god Yarikh, which is one of the examples of the well attested phenomenon involving combining Ugaritic and Hurrian elements in the religious practice of this city. Kušuḫ is also attested in theophoric names from Ugarit, with a total of six individuals bearing them presently known, though one of them was apparently not an inhabitant of the city. The name Eḫli-Kušuḫ occurs the most commonly. Hittite reception Kušuḫ was incorporated into the Hittite pantheon alongside other Hurrian deities. He is among the members of the Hurrian pantheon depicted in the Yazılıkaya sanctuary, where he is placed between Šauška's handmaidens Ninatta and Kulitta and the sun god Šimige in the procession of deities following Teššub. Hurrian deities, such as Kušuḫ, commonly appear in theophoric names of rulers in areas under Hittite influence. For example, Hittite prince Piyaššili after being appointed the king of Carchemish by his father Šuppiluliuma I took the regnal name Šarri-Kušuḫ, "Kušuḫ is (my) king." The name Umbu is attested in Hurro-Hittite context too: examples include oath formulas, where he paired with Šarruma, and texts pertaining the išuwa festival. As a pair, Umbu and Nikkal appear in the entourage of Ḫepat in offering lists. Mythology While Kušuḫ does appear in Hurrian myths, according to Gernot Wilhelm they do not provide much information about his individual character. In a cycle of myths focused on the conflict between Kumarbi and Teššub, the so-called Kumarbi Cycle, he belongs to the group of allies of the weather god. He is mentioned in the Song of Silver, presumed to be a part of the aforementioned cycle. The eponymous antagonist, Silver, a son of Kumarbi and a mortal woman, who seemingly temporarily becomes the ruler of the god, at one point brings Kušuḫ and the sun god Šimige down from heaven, and apparently intends to kill them. They bow down to him and ask to be released, arguing that otherwise Silver will have to rule in complete darkness. The conclusion of the composition is not preserved. Kušuḫ is also mentioned briefly in another myth dealing with the same conflict, the Song of Ullikummi, where Kumarbi states