Khui

This article is about the egyptian king. For the Russian profanity, see Russian profanity § Khuy.
Khui
Relief fragment with the cartouche of Khui from a mastaba in Dara
Nomarch or Pharaoh
Reignc. 2150 BC
Royal titulary
Nomen
Khui
ḫwj
The protector
BurialPossibly Pyramid of Khui
DynastyPossibly 8th Dynasty or a local kinglet

Khui (fl. c. 2150 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king and/or nomarch during the early First Intermediate Period. Khui may have belonged to the Eighth Dynasty of Egypt, as Jürgen Beckerath has proposed, or he may instead have been a provincial nomarch who proclaimed himself king.

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