What is Khayu?
'''Khayu''' is a king from the [[Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)|Early Dynastic Period]] who ruled in [[Lower Egypt]]. The only mention of his name is on the [[Palermo Stone]]. there are no other records of Khayu. He could be a [[mythical]] king preserved through ancient stories,<ref>Helck, ''Untersuchungen zu Manetho und den ägyptischen Königslisten'' 1956, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte und Altertumskunde Ägyptens 18</ref> or may even be completely fictitious.<ref>O'Mara, ''Was there an Old Kingdom historiography? Is it datable?'' 1996, Orientalia 65: 197-208</ref><ref>Wilkinson, Toby A. H. (2000). ''Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt.'' p.85 New York: Columbia University Press). {{ISBN|0-7103-0667-9}}.</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{S-start}} {{S-bef | before=[[Hsekiu]]?}} {{S-ttl | title=[[List of pharaohs#Early Dynastic: Lower Egypt|King of Egypt]]}} {{S-aft | after=[[Tiu (pharaoh)|Tiu]]?}} {{s-end}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Predynastic Pharaohs]]