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No contemporary accounts from the time of his reign survive,. but there is aA text detailing his life that was written two hundred years laterafter his death by [[Natata Ved]], also known as Oileyes. Although Oileyes claimed that she performed rigorous research, historical scholarship was in its infancy at the time. She is known to have a passion for the dramatic, and her version of NanKhet's story reads more like a parable than a historical text.{{book ref|sa3|53}}

HeAccording to Oileyes, NanKhet inherited the throne from his brother [[NanHar]] and then survived six assassination attempts during his three month rule. The first assassination attempt was a poisoning fromby his sister, who wanted to put her husband on the throne; after surviving, he had them both executed. The second attempt was by their son, who tried to kill his uncle in his bed, but NanKhet was able to defend himself and kill his nephew with his own sword. The third was from a cousin, and left himNanKhet blind in one eye. The fourth was by another brother, the fifth an uncle, and the sixth his own son.{{book ref|sa3|53}}

According to Oileyes's account, NanKhet was so frustrated by this that he gathered the rest of his household together at a feast where he had them all killed, then cooked ahis feastdinner on a funeral pyre made from their bodies. NanKhetHe thenate chokedthe tofood deathwhile sitting alone at the huge feast table, withbut when he started choking, he died because no one was left to help him.{{book ref|sa3|53}}