Hyksos, Egipcios, Nubios: algunas consideraciones sobre el II Período Intermedio y la convivencia entre los distintos grupos étnicos

Abstract

This article reviews some questions of the political and social history of the Second Intermediate Period. The first part is based on recent discussion about the terminology related to the period, and the convenience or unconvenience of using certain terms in future investigations. The second part concerns the relationships among the different ethnic groups living in Egypt at that time, and the process of acculturation of the Hyksos in Egypt. An interesting hypotheses about king Nehesy is analysed, which proposes the existence of a dynastic marriage between a Nubian queen and a king of the XIVth Dynasty, both being the suppoused parents of Nehesy. I reject this hypotheses on the basis of archaeological and epigraphical sources. The true origin of Nehesy remains a moot point, being still difficult to explain why this king had a name meaning "the Nubian".