Khayu

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Khayu was a predynastic pharaoh of Lower Egypt who is mentioned as the fourth ruler on the Palermo Stone. 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]

References

  1. ↑ From: Palermo Stone
  2. ↑ Helck, Untersuchungen zu Manetho und den ägyptischen Königslisten 1956, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte und Altertumskunde Ägyptens 18
  3. ↑ O'Mara, Was there an Old Kingdom historiography? Is it datable? 1996, Orientalia 65: 197-208
  4. ↑ 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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