MEHY

(fl. 1290 BC)

An Egyptian army officer depicted by the side of Sety I in his war reliefs at Karnak. His figure was later erased by Ramesses II. Early Egyptologists mistakenly assumed that the erased reliefs originally depicted an older son of Sety I suppressed by Ramesses II, but the correct name and titles of Mehy have now been deciphered. However, his exact position in the court and subsequent career remains unknown.