In The Beginning...

    The act of creation brought order, personified as Maat, into being, but the primordial Chaos remained part of the cosmos. At least in earlier historic times the Egyptians assigned all lands beyond their own borders to the realm of Chaos.
    The hand performing the masturbation was instrumental in the creation. It has been suggested that during the Amarna Period depictions of the Aten, Akhenaten and Nefertiti reflect the creation: the creator (Aten) touching his children Shu and Refnut (Akhenaten and Nefertiti) with his hands.