Djedkara Shemai in hieroglyphs

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

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.

Precedessor
Neferkara Neby

Successor
Neferkara Khendu
Reign of Djedkara Shemai

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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