Khayu | |||||||||
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![]() Closeup of the Palermo Stone. Khayu is the no. 3 | |||||||||
Pharaoh | |||||||||
Reign | Unknown | ||||||||
Predecessor | Hsekiu? | ||||||||
Successor | Tiu? | ||||||||
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Dynasty | Predynastic Period |
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]