Bit-Khabban, town in Babylonia; its patron gods, [176].

Bit-Khabban, district of Babylonia, sacred to Sin, [163].

Blood, sanctity of, [661].

Boaz, name of column in Solomon's temple, [624].

Borsippa,
explorations, [9];
temple of Nabu, [121], [229], [241], [639];
its situation, [124], [125];
beloved city of Marduk, [126];
temple of Ramman, [242];
3 sanctuaries of Gula, [242], [636] (E-ul-la), [641];
zikkurat at B., [617], [619], [639];
E-makhtila shrine in E-zida to Nabu at Borsippa, [307], [606], [636].

Botta, P. E., excavations, [6].

Buddhism, doctrine of annihilation, [556]-7.

Bulala, a foreign god, [644].

Bunene,
in Nabubaliddin's pantheon, [162];
in proper names of the 2d Bab. period, [169], [176];
associated with Shamash and Malik, [176].

Bunene and Malik,
attendants of Shamash, [177];
consort of Malik, [177];
associated with Shamash and Malkatu, [685].