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On the other side, some Egyptologists think that the ancient historians received their material for their stories not only from priests, but from the citizens living since ages close to the necropolis, too.

Within the ' simple folks ' also negative or critical views about the pyramids might have been handed down and the mortuary cult of the priests was surely not done only because they liked to do, but because of family traditions.

Additionally a long time handed down literary tradition must not proof popularity.

Even if Khufu's name survived within the literary traditions for so long, different cultural circles surely fostered different views about Khufu's character and historical deeds.