Kumarbi

Kumarbi is a significant god in Hurrian mythology, originating from the region east of the Tigris River and the Zagros Mountains. He is a Hurrian deity who, in a struggle for divine kingship, overthrew Anu, the Babylonian sky god, and ascended to power. This myth, known as the Theogony, is Hurrian in origin and was written in Hittite. Kumarbi's reign was eventually challenged by his descendant, the weather god Teshub, who ultimately became the supreme deity, banishing the "former gods" to the underworld. Kumarbi is also known for plotting to depose Teshub by fathering a monstrous stone champion named Ullikummi. The Hurrians themselves were an important people in the Middle East during the 2nd millennium BCE, with their language being distinct from Indo-European and Semitic languages.123