Khayu
Khayu is mentioned in the Palermo Stone as a Predynastic Egyptian king who ruled in Lower Egypt. As there is no other evidence of such a ruler, he may be a mythical king preserved through oral tradition,[2] or may even be completely fictitious.[3][4]
| Khayu | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Closeup of the Palermo Stone. Khayu is the no. 3 | |||||||
| Pharaoh | |||||||
| Reign | Unknown | ||||||
| Predecessor | Hsekiu? | ||||||
| Successor | Tiu? | ||||||
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| Dynasty | Predynastic Period | ||||||
References
- From: Palermo Stone
- Helck, Untersuchungen zu Manetho und den ägyptischen Königslisten 1956, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte und Altertumskunde Ägyptens 18
- O'Mara, Was there an Old Kingdom historiography? Is it datable? 1996, Orientalia 65: 197-208
- Wilkinson, Toby A. H. (2000). Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt. p.85 New York: Columbia University Press). ISBN 0-7103-0667-9.
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