Djedkare Shemai

Djedkare Shemai may have been an ancient Egyptian pharaoh during the Eighth Dynasty of the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List, as the Abydos King List is the primary source for identifying seventh/eighth dynasties (combined). No contemporary document or building with his name has been found.^[1][2]

Djedkare Shemai
The cartouche of Djedkare Shemai on the Abydos King List.
Pharaoh
Reign	Unknown
Predecessor	Neferkare Neby?
Successor	Neferkare Khendu?
Royal titulary Prenomen  (Praenomen) Djedkare Shemai Ḏd k3 rˁ šm3j The Ka of Ra endures, a nomad/wanderer^[1]
Dynasty	Eighth Dynasty?

References

1. Thomas Schneider: Lexikon der Pharaonen. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3, p. 114.
2. Jürgen von Beckerath: Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München/ Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00832-2, p. 48, 186.

External links

• VIIth Dynasty 2175 - 2165, Accessed November 9, 2006.
• Abydos King List, Accessed November 9, 2006.