the material object—the sun—overlaps with the function of the deity—the sun-god—that creates a cognitive environment in which theogony and cosmogony are deeply intertwined.9 The idea that creation came about through conflict among the gods—that is, theomachy—is most evident in Akkadian sources. Theomachy is nearly absent in Sumerian sources and has much less significance in Egypt. Furthermore, not all theomachy in Akkadian sources is related to cosmology, so it cannot be assumed that creation