[1] Alfonso Archi argues that while it can be said with certainty that deities like Teššub and Šimige were natively Hurrian, and that others, such as Aštabi or Ḫepat were incorporated into Hurrian religion from preexisting Syrian pantheons (for example from among the deities worshiped in Eblaite religion), the precise origin of Ḫešui cannot be presently established.
[2] Michael C. Astour instead proposed that the alternate form dḪi-šu-u-e indicates that his name was derived from the Hurrian root ḫiš-, whose meaning remains unknown.
[4][5] Annelies Kammenhauber proposed that he originally held the position of a major god in the early history of the Hurrian pantheon, in the period before the incorporation of Ḫepat into it.
[9] Piotr Taracha identifies figure number 30, which follows Pinikir and precedes two bull-men accompanied by symbols of earth and heaven in the procession of male deities, as a depiction of him, though without certainty.
"[10] In the same source he is listed alongside other sukkals: Izzummi (Ea's), Undurumma (Šauška's), Tenu (Teššub's), Lipparuma (Šimige's) and Mukišanu [de] (Kumarbi's).