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Akkadian
bussuru - to report, to bring (good) news
(CAD B 347, AHw. 142)
Var. passuru.
Derived words: bussurtu (passurtu, busurtu) ‘message, report’ (CAD B 346, AHw. 142); mubassiru (mupassiru) ‘messenger’ (CAD M₂ 158, AHw 665); tabsīrtu ‘good news’ (CAD T 33, AHw. 1299).
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PS
*bŝr
- to bring good tidings
(EDA B 280)