) This paper aims to deal with the controversial issue of
King Nehsy, whose position in the royal canon is still in
debate amongst scholars. Hence, the present writer would
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clarify the matter - as possible as the could - accession.
The viewpoint concerning Nehsy's Royal family tends
to locate him in the Fourteenth Dynasty, since his Royal seals
are similar to those of the Fourteenth family rather than the
. Thirteenth''.
However, the genealogy of the family refers to foreign
ongms, as we are going to deal infra. Nehsy was the
youngest son of King Sheshi who ruled for about 40 years
and the Queen Tati. He has a stepbrother called Ipqu, who
died very early during the long reign of his father who ruled
for about 4- years(2). It is also probable that Nehsy and this
brother. were preceded by another two brothers, who also died
very eariyC2).Thus Nehsy became the legitimate heir of the
throne, as shown by this title us3 Nsw smsw Nhsy,·