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Djedkara Shemai in hieroglyphs

The fifth pharaoh of the Eighth Dynasty, a.k.a. Djedkare Shemay

Precedessor
Neferkara Neby

Successor
Neferkara Khendu
Reign of Djedkara Shemai
Djedkara Shemai is found on the Abydos king list number 44, while the Turin papyrus has a notation of a lacuna where the name would have been found.

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Throne + Birth name

Combination of Throne- and Birth-name cartouches
probably only used for a special occasion.

Throne + Birth name
Djed ka Ra Shemai*
ḏd-kꜢ-rꜤ-šmꜢi
The enduring one of the ka of Ra, the nomad
ra-Dd-kA-U4-A33

Bibliography

  • Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 17 (1907): 184
  • Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, Second edition, MÄS 49: 66–67
  • Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: 45
  • Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. London: 86
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