Khayu
Sign in to saveKhayu, or Khaiu, 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, or may even be completely fictitious.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Khayu
- Pharaoh.image
- PS recto R1 Reg 3.png
- Pharaoh.caption
- Khayu's name on the Palermo Stone
- Pharaoh.reign
- 4th millenium BC
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- Predynastic Period
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Hsekiu
- Pharaoh.successor
- Tiu
- Pharaoh.horus
- Khayu Ḫꜣjw L6:E9
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Noble title
- pharaoh
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- time period
- Ancient Egypt
- date of birth
- 3500-00-00
- replaced by
- Tiu
- replaces
- Hsekiu
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Khayu, or Khaiu, 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, or may even be completely fictitious.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khayu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.