Djedkare Isesi

Djedkare is well attested in sources contemporaneous with his reign.{{efn|group=note|Numerous artefacts bearing Djedkare's nomen, prenomen or serekh have been unearthed, which provide information about trade relations or the state administration during Djedkare's reign. These artifacts are now scattered throughout the world in many museums including the Louvre Museum,{{sfn|Louvre Museum, Online Collection|2016|loc=Item [http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=3302&langue=fr E32669]}} the Petrie Museum,{{sfn|Petrie Museum|2016|loc=[http://petriecat.museums.ucl.ac.uk/dispatcher.aspx?action=search&database=ChoiceUCLPC&search=accession_number=%20%27UC11107%27&limit=10&SRT0=&TYP0=&SEQ0=&position=1 UC11107]}}{{sfn|Digital Egypt for Universities|2016}} the Metropolitan Museum of Art,{{sfn|Metropolitan Museum of Art|2016}} the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,{{sfn|Boston Museum of Fine Arts|2016}} and the Egyptian Museum of Berlin.{{sfn|Borchardt|1907|pp=157–158|loc=fig. 131}}}} The tombs of many of his courtiers and family members have been discovered in Giza,{{efn|group=note|Cemetery 2000 in Giza contains several tombs of overseers and inspectors of the palace attendants who lived during Djedkare's reign.{{sfn|Roth|1995}}}} Saqqara and Abusir.{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002}} They give insights into the administrative reforms that Djedkare conducted during his reign and, in a few cases, even record letters that the king sent to his officials.{{sfn|Sethe|1903|pp=59–65; 68; 179–180}}{{sfn|Hayes|1978|p=122}} These letters, inscribed on the walls of tombs, typically present royal praises for the tomb owner.{{sfn|Thompson|1999|pp=976–977}}

Another important source of information about Egypt during the reign of Djedkare is the Abusir papyri. These are administrative documents, covering a period of 24 years{{sfn|Thompson|1999|p=977}} during Djedkare's reign; they were discovered in the mortuary temples of kings Neferirkare Kakai, Neferefre and queen Khentkaus II.{{sfn|Papyrus Abu Sir, British Museum website|2016}} In addition to these texts, the earliest letters on papyrus preserved to the present day also date to Djedkare's reign, dealing with administrative or private matters.{{sfn|Thompson|1999|p=977}}

Djedkare is attested in four ancient Egyptian king lists, all dating to the New Kingdom.{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}} The earliest of these is the Karnak king list, dating to the reign of Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC), where Djedkare is mentioned on the fifth entry. Djedkare's prenomen occupies the 32nd entry of the Abydos King List, which was written during the reign of Seti I (1290–1279 BC). Djedkare is also present on the Saqqara Tablet (31st entry){{sfn|Mariette|1864|p=15}} where he is listed under the name "Maatkare", probably because of a scribal error.{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=85}} Djedkare's prenomen is given as "Djed" on the Turin canon (third column, 24th row),{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}} probably because of a lacuna affecting the original document from which the canon was copied during the reign of Ramses II (1279–1213 BC).{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=85}} The Turin canon credits Djedkare with 28 years of reign.{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}}{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=85}}{{sfn|Gardiner|1959|loc=pl. II & Col. III num. 24}}

In addition to these sources, Djedkare is mentioned on the Prisse Papyrus dating to the 12th Dynasty ({{circa|1990}}–1800 BC).{{sfn|Stevenson Smith|1971|p=159}} The papyrus records The Maxims of Ptahhotep and gives Djedkare's nomen "Isesi" to name the king whom the purported authors of the maxims, vizier Ptahhotep, served.{{sfn|Horne|1917|pp=62–78}}

Djedkare was also probably mentioned in the Aegyptiaca, a history of Egypt written in the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ptolemy II (283–246 BC) by the Egyptian priest Manetho. No copies of the Aegyptiaca have survived to this day and it is known to us only through later writings by Sextus Julius Africanus and Eusebius. Africanus relates that a king Tancheres (Ancient Greek Τανχέρης) reigned for 44 years as the eighth and penultimate king of the Fifth Dynasty.{{sfn|Waddell|1971|p=51}} Given its position within the dynasty, Tancheres is believed to be his Hellenized name.{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}}

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Djedkare's parentage is unknown; in particular his relation with his predecessors Menkauhor Kaiu and Nyuserre Ini cannot be ascertained.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=64}} Djedkare is generally thought to have been the son of Menkauhor Kaiu, but the two might instead have been brothers and sons of Nyuserre Ini.{{sfn|Tyldesley|2005|p=241}} Another hypothesis suggests that Djedkare and Menkauhor could have been cousins,{{sfn|Tyldesley|2005|p=241}} being sons of Nyuserre and Neferefre respectively.{{sfn|Verner|2002|p=324}}

The identity of Djedkare's mother is similarly unknown.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=64}}

The name of Djedkare's principal wife was most likely Setibhor. This important queen consort whose name was lost but found in 2019 was the owner of a large pyramid complex located to the northeast of Djedkare's pyramid in Saqqara.[https://cegu.ff.cuni.cz/en/2019/04/02/discovery-of-a-unique-tomb-and-the-name-of-an-ancient-egyptian-queen-in-south-saqqara/ Discovery of a unique tomb and the name of an ancient Egyptian queen in south Saqqara (titles of queen on Fig. 14)] This could indicate that she was the mother of Djedkare's successor, Unas,{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}} or that Djedkare owed the throne to her.{{sfn|Maragioglio|Rinaldi|1963–1977|p=98}}{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002|p=110}} The very high status of this queen is suggested by some features of her funerary complex that are otherwise reserved to kings:{{sfn|Stadelman|1987|pp=256–257}} her pyramid has its own satellite pyramid, has a causeway leading from a valley temple up to a mortuary temple devoted to the cult of the queen and had an entrance hall pr-wrw, an open courtyard and a square antechamber.{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002|p=110}}{{sfn|Jánosi|1989|p=187–202}} Furthermore, some reliefs showing the queen had been reworked with royal insignia and vultures added above her head.{{sfn|Moursi|1987|pp=185–194}} Since the construction of the queen's pyramid was apparently undertaken after the planning of Djedkare's pyramid and her relief had been reworked, the Egyptologist Klaus Baer suggests that this queen may have ruled after the death of Djedkare, playing an important role in his succession. This is rejected by other Egyptologists, such as Michel Baud, owing to the lack of evidence for a regency or interregnum between Djedkare and Unas.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=624}}

The Egyptologist Wilfried Seipel has proposed that this pyramid was initially intended for queen Meresankh IV, whom he and Verner see as a wife of Djedkare. Seipel contends that Meresankh was finally buried in a smaller mastaba in Saqqara North after she fell into disgrace.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=464}} Alternatively, Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton have proposed that she was a wife of the preceding king, Menkauhor Kaiu.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}}

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Only one son of Djedkare has been identified for certain, Neserkauhor,{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=69}} who bore the title of "eldest beloved king's son of his body".{{efn|group=note|Neserkauhor was buried in mastaba C, south of Nyuserre's pyramid complex in the east of the Abusir necropolis.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=505}}}}{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=505}}{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002|p=55}} Neserkauhor also bore the title of Iry-pat, showing that he was an important member of the royal court, as well as a priestly title "Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth", suggesting that he may have been a vizier{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=505}} or had similar occupations.{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002|p=55}}

As well as Neserkauhor, there is indirect evidence that princes Raemka{{efn|group=note|Prince Raemka was buried in the mastaba tomb S80, also known as mastaba D3 and QS 903, in Saqqara, north of Djoser's pyramid.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=69}} His tomb seems to have been usurped{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=510}} from a certain Neferiretnes.{{sfn|Met. Museum of Art|2016}} The chapel from Raemka's tomb is now on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.{{sfn|Met. Museum of Art|2016|loc=Tomb of Raemka}}}} and Kaemtjenent{{efn|group=note|Prince Kaemtjenent was buried in the mastaba tomb S84 in Saqqara.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=69}}}}{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=15}} are sons of Djedkare{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|pp=68–69}}{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=591}}{{sfn|Hayes|1978|p=94}} based on the dating and general location of their tombs in Saqqara. For example, the tomb of Kaemtjenent mentions vizier Rashepses, who served during the reign of Djedkare.{{sfn|Schott|1977|pp=443–461}}{{sfn|Sethe|1903|pp=181–186}} Raemka also bore the title of "king's son of his body",{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=510}} almost exclusively reserved to true princes of royal blood.{{efn|group=note|As opposed to those bearing the title "king's son", which was used as an honorary title during the later Fifth Dynasty.}} The locations of Raemka's and Kaemtjenent's tombs have led some Egyptologists to believe that both princes are sons{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=591}} of queen Meresankh IV buried nearby, who would thus be one of Djedkare's wives. These conclusions are debated, in particular in the case of Kaemtjenent, whose title of "king's son" may have been purely honorific.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=225}}

A high official named Isesi-ankh could have been yet another son of Djedkare, as suggested by his name meaning "Isesi lives".{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}} Yet, similarities in the titles and locations of the tombs{{efn|group=note|Isesi-ankh was buried in mastaba D8, north of the pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=421}}}} of Isesi-ankh and Kaemtjenent have led Egyptologists to propose that they could instead be brothers and sons of Meresankh IV,{{sfn|Stevenson Smith|1971|pp=187–188}} or that the former is a son of the latter.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|pp=71–72}} Even though Isesi-ankh bore the title of "king's son", the Egyptologists Michel Baud and Bettina Schmitz argue that this filiation was fictitious, being only an honorary title.{{sfn|Schmitz|1976|p=88 & 90}}{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=422}}

Finally, the successor of Djedkare, Unas, is thought to have been his son{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}} in spite of the complete lack of evidence bearing on the question.{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=80}} The main argument in favor of this filiation is that the succession from Djedkare to Unas seems to have been smooth,{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=563}} as suggested indirectly, for example, by the Abusir papyri.{{sfn|Verner|2001a|p=411}} Indirect evidence also comes from the reliefs of Unas' causeway, which show many officials bearing names incorporating "Isesi", suggesting at the very least that Unas did not perceive Djedkare as an antagonist.{{sfn|Munro|1993|pp=17–19}}{{sfn|Altenmüller|1990|pp=1–2 & 5}}{{sfn|Baud|Dobrev|1995|pp=57–58}}

Several daughters of Djedkare have been identified by the title of "king's daughter of his body" and the general date of their tomb. These include Kekheretnebti,{{efn|group=note|Kekheretnebti is believed to have died in her early thirties, she was buried in mastaba B in east Abusir, south of the pyramid complex of Nyuserre.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=561}} She had a daughter named Tisethor, who was buried in an extension of her tomb.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}}}}{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}} whose filiation is clearly indicated by her other title of "Beloved of Isesi",{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=561}} Meret-Isesi,{{efn|group=note|Probably buried in Abusir.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}}}}{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}} Hedjetnebu,{{efn|group=note|Buried in the mastaba K, south of Nyuserre's complex in Abusir,{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=486}} likely prior to the building of Tisethor's tomb.}}{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=486}}{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}} and Nebtyemneferes.{{efn|group=note|Buried in Abusir.{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}}}}{{sfn|Dodson|Hilton|2004|p=68}} Less certain is the filiation of Kentkhaus, wife of vizier Senedjemib Mehi, who bore the title of "king's daughter of his body".{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=30}}{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=555}} It is debated whether this title indicates a true filiation or if it is only honorary.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=555}}{{sfn|Schmitz|1976|p=119 & 123}}

File:Djedkare Isesi.jpg vase bearing an inscription celebrating Djedkare's first "Sed" festival, Musée du Louvre{{efn|group=note|The inscription reads "First occasion of the Sed festival of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Djedkare, beloved of the bas of Heliopolis, given life, stability, and all joy for ever."{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=130}}{{sfn|Sethe|1903|loc=text 57}}}}{{sfn|Louvre Museum, Online Collection|2016|loc=Item [http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=14162&langue=fr E5323]}}]]

The relative chronological position of Djedkare as the eighth and penultimate ruler of the Fifth Dynasty, succeeding Menkauhor Kaiu and preceding Unas on the throne, is well established by historical sources and confirmed by archaeological evidence.{{sfn|von Beckerath|1999|pp=60–61|loc=king no. 8}}

The duration of Djedkare's reign is much less certain. Djedkare's time on the throne is well documented by the Abusir papyri, numerous royal seals and contemporary inscriptions; taken together, they indicate a fairly long rule for this king.{{efn|group=note|The years of 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 22nd cattle counts are attested in contemporary sources for Djedkare.{{sfn|Hornung|2012|p=125}}{{sfn|Hornung|2012|pp=139–142}}}}{{sfn|Verner|2001a|p=410}} While the Turin canon credits him with 28 years of reign, there is direct evidence for an even longer reign. Several artefacts and inscriptions have been uncovered relating to Djedkare's rejuvenation or "sed" festival, normally celebrated only after 30 years of reign. For example, the tomb of one of Djedkare's viziers, Senedjemib Inti, relates construction works undertaken during the year of the 16th cattle count in preparation for the festival ceremonies. An alabaster vase now on display at the Louvre museum{{efn|group=note|Catalog number E5323.{{sfn|Pierret|1873|loc=num. 349}}}} bears an inscription celebrating Djedkare's first sed festival, indicating in all likelihood that he reigned beyond his 30th year on the throne.{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=130}}

One of the Abusir papyri was found to be dated to the "Year of the 22nd Count, IV Akhet day 12", constituting Djedkare's latest known date.{{efn|group=note|Miroslav Verner writes that Paule Posener-Kriéger and Jean-Louis de Cenival transcribed the year date numeral in the papyrus as the "year of the 21st count" in their 1968 study of the Abusir papyri.{{sfn|Posener-Kriéger|de Cenival|1968|loc=Plates 41 & 41A}} Verner notes that in "the damaged place where the numeral still is, one can see a tiny black trace of another vertical stroke just visible. Therefore, the numeral can probably be reconstructed as 22.{{sfn|Verner|2001a|p=406}}}}{{sfn|Verner|2001a|p=406}} This date might correspond to any time from the 32nd year of Djedkare's reign up to his 44th year on the throne, depending on whether the cattle count was once every two years or once every year and a half. The higher estimate is close to Manetho's 44-year figure credited to Tancheres,{{sfn|Hornung|2012|p=139}} the Hellenized name of Djedkare, although this may just be coincidental.{{sfn|Hornung|2012|p=483}} Modern estimates thus put Djedkare's reign length as certainly more than 33 years and, if the cattle count was regularly biennial, at least 42 to 44 years.{{sfn|Hornung|2012|p=483}} This makes Djedkare the longest reigning king of the Fifth Dynasty.{{sfn|Hornung|2012|p=491}}

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The reign of Djedkare heralded a new period in the history of the Old Kingdom.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=23}}{{sfn|Andrassy|2008|p=38}} First, he did not build a sun temple, as his predecessors had done since the time of Userkaf, some 80 years earlier.{{efn|group=note|With the possible exception of Shepseskare who might not have the time required to start one.}}{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=339}}{{sfn|Malek|2000|p=99}} This may be a result of the increased prominence of Osiris compared with the sun god Ra during the late Fifth Dynasty.{{sfn|Verner|2001b|p=589}}{{sfn|Dorman|2015}}{{sfn|Kanawati|2003|p=147}}{{sfn|Griffiths|1966|p=41}} The rise of Osiris corresponds to changes in the role of the king with respect to the wider Egyptian society. In particular, the king loses his role as the sole guarantor of the afterlife, which now becomes available beyond the immediate royal circle. These changes demythologise the king's position and, as the Egyptologist Hans Goedicke writes, make him fully human yet still socially dominant.{{sfn|Goedicke|2000|pp=408–409 & footnote 55}}

The importance of the cult of Osiris becomes manifest when the Pyramid Texts of the pyramid of Unas are inscribed a few decades later.{{sfn|Dorman|2015}}{{sfn|Tyldesley|2005|p=240}} In this context, it is perhaps noteworthy that the only{{sfn|Verner|1985|p=270}} known statue of Djedkare was discovered in the ruins of the temple of Osiris, in Abydos.{{sfn|Petrie|Weigall|Saba|1902|p=28|loc=plate LV, num 2}} Another manifestation of the winds of change{{sfn|Malek|2000|p=102}} during Djedkare's time on the throne is the confirmation of the relocation of the royal necropolis from Abusir, where it had been since the reign of Sahure, to Saqqara, where Menkauhor Kaiu, Djedkare and his successor, Unas, built their pyramids. Abusir may have become overcrowded by the time of Menkauhor's accession{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002|p=105}} and the capital may have been shifted south to Saqqara, along with the royal necropolis, around the same time.{{sfn|Goelet|1999|p=87}} The abandonment of Abusir as a royal necropolis and the termination of sun temple building are possibly related, given the close association between the two since the reign of Userkaf.{{sfn|Verner|Zemina|1994|p=111–112}}

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During his reign Djedkare effected significant reforms of the state administration and priesthood, in particular that pertaining to the funerary cults{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=307 & 339}} in the necropolis of Abusir.{{efn|group=note|The abandonment of Abusir as the royal necropolis meant that Djedkare had to strictly regulate its activities so as to ensure the proper continuation of the funerary cults taking place there, which explains in large part the administrative content of the Abusir papyri.{{sfn|Verner|Zemina|1994|p=164}}}}{{sfn|Verner|Zemina|1994|p=164}}

These evolutions are witnessed by changes in priestly titles and more broadly, in the system of ranking titles of high officials, which was modified for the first time in its existence.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=339}} For example, the priesthood of the royal pyramids was reorganized,{{sfn|Verner|2001b|p=589}} with Djedkare possibly changing the titles and functions of the priests from "priest of king" to "priest of the pyramid",{{sfn|Baer|1960|p=297}} although this change may have happened earlier, under Nyuserre Ini.{{sfn|Baud|1999a|p=23}}

Princes of royal blood could once more hold administrative titles,{{efn|group=note|The Egyptologist Nigel Strudwick illustrates this novelty with the cases of Isesi-ankh and Kaemtjenent, who both bore the title of "king's son" as well as a number of administrative titles such as "overseer of all the works of the king" and "seal bearer of the god".{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=421}} The Egyptologists Michel Baud and Bettina Schmitz have argued that the title of "king's son" here does not denote a true filiation and was only honorary, at least in the case of Isesi-ankh.{{sfn|Baud|1999b|p=422}}{{sfn|Schmitz|1976|p= 88 & 90}} More generally Baud and Schmitz consider that true princes of blood were qualified of smsw [z3 nswt] for "eldest [king's son]" and remained excluded from holding administrative offices.{{sfn|Baud|1999a|p=328}}}} a prerogative they had lost during the early Fifth Dynasty.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=339}} At the same time, viziers could now hold the prestigious titles of Iry-pat{{sfn|Andrassy|2008|p=38}} and Haty-a{{sfn|Baud|1999a|p=328}} and, as "overseer of the royal scribes", became the head of the scribal administration.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=340}} At least one vizier, Seshemnefer III, even bore the title of "king's son of his body", one of the most distinguished titles at the time and normally reserved to princes of royal blood. Yet neither Seshemnefer III's father nor his mother seems to have belonged to the royal family.{{sfn|Kanawati|2003|p=154}} For the period spanning the reign of Djedkare until that of Teti, viziers were furthermore responsible for the weaponry of the state, both for military and other purposes.{{sfn|Kanawati|2003|p=154}} Following the reforms undertaken by Djedkare, three viziers would be in office at the same time:{{sfn|Trigger|2003|p=211}} two in the Memphite region and a Southern one, the "governor of Upper Egypt",{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=339}} with a seat at Abydos.{{sfn|Verner|2001b|p=589}}{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}} In total six viziers were appointed during Djedkare's reign.{{efn|group=note|These are Ptahhotep Desher, Seshemnefer III, Ptahhotep, Rashepses, another Ptahhotep, and Senedjemib Inti.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=301}}}}{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=301}}

Lower ranking officials lost power during the late Fifth Dynasty and were frequently limited to holding only one high title,{{sfn|Trigger|2003|p=211}} a departure from the preceding period.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=339}} Such functions as "overseer of the granary" and "overseer of the treasury" disappear from the record some time between Djedkare's reign and that of Teti,{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=339}} while men of lower status became head of the legal administration.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=340}} Consequently, the viziers concentrated more power than before while lower echelons of the state administration were reduced.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=340}} At the same time, the size of the provincial administration was increased, and it also became more autonomous from the central government.{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}} In particular, the nomarchs were responsible in their provinces for performing works hitherto conducted by Memphite officials.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=340}}

The main building activity undertaken during the reign of Djedkare was the construction of his pyramid complex in Saqqara. Djedkare also either completed or undertook restoration works in the funerary complex of Nyuserre Ini in Abusir, as indicated by a now damaged inscription,{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=94}} which must have detailed Djedkare's activities on the site.{{efn|group=note|The block inscribed with the text relating Djedkare's works in the temple of Nyuserre reads "Horus Djedkhau, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the Two Ladies Djedkhau, the Golden Horus Djed, Djedkare. For the king of Upper and Lower Egypt [Nyuse]rre he set up a monument ...".{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=94}} It is now in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, catalog No. 17933.{{sfn|Borchardt|1907|pp=157–158|loc=fig. 131}}}}{{sfn|Morales|2006|p=317}} Further building works took place in Abusir during the second half of Djedkare's reign following the curious{{sfn|Verner|Zemina|1994|p=86}} decision by members of the royal family to be buried there rather than next to Djedkare's pyramid in Saqqara. A group of mastabas was thus constructed for princess Kekheretnebti and her daughter Tisethor, princess Hedjetnebu, the courtiers Mernefu and Idu, who was buried with his wife Khenit, and prince Neserkauhor.{{sfn|Verner|Callender|Strouhal|2002|p=105}}{{sfn|Verner|Zemina|1994|p=86}}

Djedkare also undertook building activities in relation with his "sed" festival as indicated by a decree that he sent to his vizier Senedjemib Inti on the year of the 16th cattle count,{{sfn|Eichler|1991|p=146}} praising him for his work.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=97|loc=see also footnote e, p. 99}} The decree mentions the construction of a broad rectangular court{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=98}} or artificial lake{{sfn|Breasted|1962|pp=121–123|loc=texts 268 & 273}}{{sfn|Roccati|1982|loc=text 93}} for the jubilee of the king, some 1,000 cubits long and 400 cubits wide,{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=97|loc=see also footnote e, p. 99}} amounting to c. {{convert|525|x|231|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=98|loc=footnote b}}{{sfn|Trigger|2003|p=134}} The court was located within the precincts of a palace built for the ceremonies of the "sed" festival, which was probably located in the vicinity of his pyramid.{{efn|group=note|The name of the palace mentioned in the decree has been the subject of varying translations owing to the damaged state of the inscription. For Brovarski and Sethe the palace is simply called the "jubilee palace" in the decree,{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=99|loc=Footnote e}} while others such as Breasted,{{sfn|Breasted|1962|loc=text 273}} Roccati,{{sfn|Roccati|1982|p=126}} and Trigger{{sfn|Trigger|2003|p=134}} have read the palace name as "lotus-blossom of Isesi" or "lotus of Isesi" (Ancient Egyptian Nehbet). Wente reads the "jubilee palace of Lotus-of-Izezi".{{sfn|Wente|1990|p=18}}}}{{sfn|Trigger|2003|p=134}} Another decree addressed to Senedjemib Inti and later inscribed on the walls of his mastaba records the decoration of a chapel of Hathor in the palace of the king. This chapel was most likely built during his reign.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=92|loc=see also footnote d}}

Djedkare may have left some of his monuments unfinished at his death, as suggested by several relief-bearing blocks inscribed with his name and which were found reused in the pyramid of king Unas. Their original setting remains unknown.{{sfn|Labrousse|Lauer|Leclant|1977|pp=125–128}} A reused granite block with the king's name was also found at the pyramid of Amenemhat I at Lisht.{{sfn|Jánosi|2016|pp=18-19 pls. 8b-d, 9}}

File:Relief of Djedkare Isesi Wadi Maghara.png of a relief of Djedkare, Wadi Maghara{{sfn|Lepsius|Denkmäler II|p=2 & 39}}]]

Three or four{{efn|group=note|It is unclear whether two of the inscribed texts originate from the same damaged inscription or have always been part of two different inscriptions.{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|pp=137–138|loc=Texts C and D}}}} rock inscriptions dating to Djedkare's reign have been found in the Wadi Maghareh in Sinai, where mines of copper and semi-precious stones were exploited throughout the Old Kingdom, from the Fourth until the Sixth Dynasty.{{sfn|Mumford|1999|pp=1071–1072}} These inscriptions record three expeditions sent to look for turquoise: the earliest one, dated to the third{{sfn|Mumford|1999|p=1072}} or fourth{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=137}} cattle count–possibly corresponding to the sixth or eighth year of Dejdkare's reign–explicitly recalls the arrival of the mining party to the "hills of the turquoise"{{efn|group=note|Also translated as "terraces of turquoise" from the Egyptian ḫtjw mfk3t.{{sfn|Tallet|2012|p=151}}}} after being given "divine authority for the finding of semi-precious stones in the writing of the god himself, [as was enacted] in the broad court of the temple Nekhenre".{{sfn|Mumford|1999|p=1072}}{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=137}} This sentence could indicate the earliest known record of an oracular divination undertaken in order to ensure the success of the expedition prior to its departure, Nekhenre being the sun temple of Userkaf.{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=137}}

Another inscription dating to the year of the ninth cattle count–possibly Djedkare's 18th year on the throne – shows the king "subduing all foreign lands. Smiting the chief of the foreign land".{{sfn|Mumford|1999|p=1072}}{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=137}} The expedition that left this inscription comprised over 1400 men and administration officials.{{sfn|Gardiner|Peet|Černý|1955|loc=Pl. IX num. 19}}{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=138}} Some Egyptologists have proposed that these men were also sent to mine copper.{{sfn|Valbelle|Bonnet|1996|p=3}}{{sfn|Allen et al.|1999|p=177}}

These expeditions departed Egypt from the port of Ain Sukhna, on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, as revealed by papyri and seals bearing Djedkare's name found on the site.{{sfn|Tallet|2012|p=20}}{{sfn|Tallet|2012|p=150}} The port comprised large galleries carved into the sandstone serving as living quarters and storage places.{{sfn|Tallet|2012|p=150}} The wall of one such gallery was inscribed with a text mentioning yet another expedition to the hills of turquoise in the year of the seventh cattle count–possibly Djedkare's 14th year on the throne.{{sfn|Tallet|2012|p=151}}{{sfn|Tallet|2010|p=21}} In early 2018, more than 220 clay seals bearing the serekh of Djedkare were uncovered in Tell Edfu in the south of Upper Egypt. These seals have been found in close association with copper ore, Nubian pottery, the remains of two large buildings and a settlement. Edfu, called Behdet by the ancient Egyptians, was likely the place of departure for the mining expeditions sent to the Eastern desert and the Red Sea during Djedkare's reign. These expeditions were undertaken by a special group of prospectors, called the sementiu, who were under the orders of an administration official sent by the king from Memphis to Edfu.{{sfn|Tell Edfu project|2018}}

File:2414-2375 050 PHARAOHS OF EGYPT- Gold Seal of Office. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of DJEDKARE ISESI. Museum of Fine Arts Boston ©Hans Ollermann.jpg bearing the names of Djedkare and Menkauhor Kaiu, purportedly from Anatolia{{sfn|Seal of office 68.115, BMFA|2015}}]]

South of Egypt, Djedkare dispatched at least one expedition to the diorite quarries located {{convert|65|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of Abu Simbel.{{efn|group=note|The rock exploited in these quarries actually comprises two varieties of gneiss, the word "diorite" being misused by Egyptologists to designate these.{{sfn|Harrell|2001|p=395}}}}{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=79}} Djedkare was not the first king to do so, as these quarries were already exploited during the Fourth Dynasty and continued to be so during the Sixth Dynasty and later, in the Middle Kingdom period ({{circa|2055 BC|1650 BC}}).{{sfn|Harrell|2001|p=395}}

Djedkare probably also exploited gold mines in the Eastern Desert and in Nubia: indeed, the earliest mention of the "land of gold" – an Ancient Egyptian term for Nubia{{efn|group=note|Gold is Nub in Ancient Egyptian, and the "land of gold" may have given rise to the modern word "Nubia"{{sfn|"Nubia"|Catholic Encyclopedia|2016}}}} – is found in an inscription from the mortuary temple of Djedkare.{{sfn|Klemm|Klemm|2013|p=604}}

Egypt entertained continuing trade relations with the Levant during Djedkare's reign, possibly as far north as Anatolia. A gold cylinder seal bearing the serekh of Djedkare together with the cartouche of Menkauhor Kaiu is now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.{{efn|group=note|The golden seal has the catalog number 68.115.{{sfn|Seal of office 68.115, BMFA|2015}}}}{{sfn|Seal of office 68.115, BMFA|2015}} The seal, whose gold may originate from the Pactolus river valley in western Anatolia,{{sfn|Young|1972|pp=11–13}} could attest to wide-ranging trade-contacts during the later Fifth Dynasty,{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}}{{sfn|Vermeule|Stone|Vermeule|1970|p=34}} but its provenance remains unverifiable.{{efn|group=note|The provenance of the seal is usually believed to be a tomb in a yet undiscovered site along the Eastern Mediterranean coast.{{sfn|Vermeule|Stone|Vermeule|1970|p=37}} The archaeologist Karin Sowada doubts the authenticity of the seal.{{sfn|Sowada|Grave|2009|p=146, footnote 89}}}}{{sfn|Schulman|1979|p=86}}

Trade contacts with Byblos, on the coast of modern-day Lebanon, are suggested by a fragmentary stone vessel unearthed in the city and bearing the inscription "King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Djedkare [living] forever".{{sfn|Nelson|1934|loc=pl. III no. 1, see [http://almashriq.hiof.no/ddc/projects/archaeology/berytus-back/berytus01/plateiii.html here] and [http://almashriq.hiof.no/ddc/projects/archaeology/berytus-back/berytus01/20.html there]}}{{sfn|Porter|Moss|Burney|1951|p=390}} A biographical inscription discovered in the tomb of Iny, a Sixth Dynasty official, provides further evidence for an Egyptian expedition to Byblos during Djedkare's reign.{{sfn|Verner|2001b|p=590}} Iny's inscription relates his travels to procure lapis lazuli and lead or tin{{sfn|Marcolin|2006|p=297–298|loc=footnote f}} for king Merenre, but starts by recounting what must have been similar events taking place under Djedkare.{{sfn|Marcolin|2006|p=293}}

To the south of Egypt, Djedkare also sent an expedition to the fabled Land of Punt{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=79}} to procure the myrrh used as incense in the Egyptian temples.{{sfn|Hayes|1978|p=67}} The expedition to Punt is referred to in the letter from Pepi II Neferkare to Harkuf some 100 years later. Harkuf had reported that he would bring back a "dwarf of the god's dancers from the land of the horizon dwellers". Pepi mentions that the god's sealbearer Werdjededkhnum had returned from Punt with a dwarf during the reign of Djedkare and had been richly rewarded. The decree mentions that "My Majesty will do for you something greater than what was done for the god's sealbearer Werdjededkhnum in the reign of Isesi, reflecting my majesty's yearning to see this dwarf".{{sfn|Wente|1990|pp=20–21}}

File:Petrie Relief of Inti from Dishasha.png

Djedkare's expedition to Punt is also mentioned in a contemporaneous graffito found in Tumas, a locality of Lower Nubia some {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Aswan,{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}} where Isesi's cartouche was discovered.{{sfn|Weigall|1907|p=108|loc=Pl. LVIII}}

Not all relations between Egypt and its neighbors were peaceful during Djedkare's reign. In particular, one of the earliest known depictions of a battle or a city being besieged{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=371}} is found in the tomb of Inti, an official from the 21st nome of Upper Egypt, who lived during the late Fifth Dynasty.{{sfn|Verner|2001b|p=590}}{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=371}} The scene shows Egyptian soldiers scaling the walls of a Near Eastern fortress on ladders.{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}}{{sfn|Kanawati|McFarlane|1993|pp=26–27|loc=pl. 2}} More generally, ancient Egyptians seem to have regularly organised punitive raids in Canaan during the later Old Kingdom period but did not attempt to establish a permanent dominion there.{{sfn|Redford|1992|pp=53–54}}

{{Main|Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi}}

File:Djedkare-Isesi-05.jpg, 2011]]

Djedkare built his pyramid in South Saqqara. It was called Nefer Isesi or Nefer Djedkare in Ancient Egyptian,{{efn|group=note|Transliterations nfr-Jzzj and nfr-Ḏd-k3-Rˁ.{{sfn|Porter|Moss|Burney|Malek|1981|p=424}}}}{{sfn|Porter|Moss|Burney|Malek|1981|p=424}} variously translated as "Isesi/Djedkare is beautiful"{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=118}} or "Isesi/Djedkare is perfect".{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}}{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=xxx}} It is known today as Haram el-Shawwâf ({{langx|ar|هَـرَم ٱلـشَّـوَّاف|Haram ash-Shawwāf|lit=The Sentinel Pyramid}}),{{sfn|Porter|Moss|Burney|Malek|1981|p=424}} because it stands on the edge of the Nile valley.{{sfn|Leclant|1999|p=865}}{{sfn|Lehner|2008|p=153}}

The pyramid originally comprised six or seven steps made of irregular and roughly hewn limestone blocks and mortar, of which only three survive. This core was overlaid by casing stones of white Tura limestone, which were stolen in antiquity. At the time of its construction the pyramid stood {{convert|52|m|ft|abbr=on}} high, with a base length of {{convert|78.75|m|ft|abbr=on}} and an inclination angle of 52°.{{sfn|Lehner|2008|p=153}}

In the interior of the pyramid a descending passage led, behind three granite portcullises, to an antechamber, three magazine rooms and the burial chamber. In the burial chamber, pieces of alabaster and a faience bead on a gold thread were discovered, as well as many fragments of what was originally a large sarcophagus of dark grey basalt.{{sfn|Lehner|2008|p=153}} The sarcophagus was sunk into the floor of the burial chamber and there was a niche for the canopic chest of the king to its north-east. An almost complete mummy was discovered in the remnants of the sarcophagus. An examination by Ahmed Batrawi of these skeletal remains, excavated in the mid-1940s under the direction of Abdel-Salam Hussein, suggests that Djedkare died at the age of 50 to 60 years.{{sfn|Verner|2001a|p=410}}{{sfn|Batrawi|1947|p=98}}

To the east of the pyramid, Djedkare's mortuary temple was laid out.{{sfn|Lehner|2008|p=154}} Its eastern façade was flanked by two massive stone structures, which resemble the later pylons. The mortuary temple is connected via a yet unexcavated causeway to a valley temple.{{sfn|Lehner|2008|p=154}}

File:Mastaba Senedjemib Inti.jpg

For Nigel Strudwick, the reforms of Djedkare were undertaken as a reaction to the rapid growth of the central administration in the first part of the Fifth Dynasty{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=340}} which, Baer adds, had amassed too much political or economic power{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=341}} in the eyes of the king.{{sfn|Baer|1960|p=297 & 300}} Joyce Tyldesley sees the reign of Djedkare as the very beginning of a decline in the importance of the king, in conjunction with the gradual rise of the power wielded by the high and provincial administration.{{sfn|Tyldesley|2005|p=238}} Concurrent with this trend is a process of decentralization, with local loyalties slowly superseding allegiance to the central state.{{sfn|Tyldesley|2005|p=238}} Since offices and the vizierate in particular could be inherited,{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}} the reforms of Djedkare created a "virtual feudal system" as Nicolas Grimal writes,{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=79}}{{sfn|Sicker|2000|p=12}} with much power in the hands of a few puissant officials. This is best witnessed by the large, magnificent mastaba tombs that Djedkare's viziers built.{{sfn|Grimal|1992|p=79}} In this context, Djedkare's reforms of the ranking system might have been an attempt at maintaining a sprawling administration under control,{{sfn|Trigger|2003|p=211}} yet ultimately failed. For some Egyptologists, such as Naguib Kanawati, this failure contributed in no small part to the fall of the Old Kingdom,{{sfn|Kanawati|1980|p=131}} but others, including Strudwick, believe the reasons of the collapse must be sought elsewhere as the power of an administration official never approached that of the king.{{sfn|Strudwick|1985|p=341}}

The reforms of Djedkare played an important role in flourishing of the arts during the later Old Kingdom, as artisans and craftsmen could now find many wealthy patrons beyond the king. This created a surge in the number of commissions leading to a general improvement of the artistic works. This also provided the artisans with a new wealth, which they used to build their own large funerary complexes.{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}}

File:Isesi Estate.png

Djedkare was the object of a funerary cult established at his death and which lasted until the end of the Old Kingdom nearly 200 years later. Provisions for this cult were produced in several agricultural estates set up during Djedkare's reign. The names of some of these estates have been found inscribed on the walls of the tombs of his courtiers: "Ra desires that Isesi lives",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Mr-Rˁ-ˁnḫ-Izzi, tomb of Ptahhotep II, Saqqara.{{sfn|Murray|1905|loc=pl. IX}}}} "Heqa desires that Izezi live",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Mr-Ḥq3-ˁnḫ-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=152}}}} "Perfect of emulation is Isesi",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Nfr-nḥrw-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=55}}}} "The mnza-vessel of Djedkare",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Mnz3-Ḏd-k3-Rˁ.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=56}}}} "Perfect of favors is Isesi",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Nfr-ḥzwt-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=56}}}} "Seshat makes Isesi live",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Sˁnḫ-Sš3t-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=56}}}} "The Ka of Isesi is foremost",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian ḫnty-k3-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=56}}}} "Dominion belongs to Izezi",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian N(y)-w3s-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=70}}}} "Work of the command of Izezi",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Irt-wḏt-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=70}}}} "Bastet wishes that Izezi lives",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Mr B3stt-ˁnḫ-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=70}}}} "Horus perpetuates Izezi",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Srwḏ-Ḥr-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=70}}}} "The offerings of Izezi",{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Ḥtpwt-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=70}}}} and "Izezi is one who loves life".{{efn|group=note|Ancient Egyptian Mr ˁnḫ-Izzi.{{sfn|Brovarski|2001|p=70}}}}

Djedkare seems to have been held in high esteem during the Sixth Dynasty. For example, Merenre Nemtyemsaf I chose to place his pyramid complex close to that of Djedkare.{{sfn|Baud|Dobrev|1995|p=43|loc=Note g}} In addition, the South Saqqara Stone, a royal annal dating to the reign of Merenre or of his successor Pepi II,{{sfn|Baud|Dobrev|1995|p=54}} records rich offerings being made to Djedkare on behalf of the king.{{efn|group=note|See in particular the zone F6 of the Saqqara stone.{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=77}}}}{{sfn|Strudwick|2005|p=77}}{{sfn|Baud|Dobrev|1995|p=41}} An estimated 92%{{sfn|Baud|Dobrev|1995|p=25}} of the text inscribed on the stone was lost when it was roughly polished to be reused as a sarcophagus lid, possibly in the late First Intermediate ({{circa|2160}}–2055 BC) to early Middle Kingdom period ({{circa|2055}}–1650 BC).{{sfn|Baud|Dobrev|1995|pp=54–55}}

More generally, an historical or literary tradition concerning events in the time of Djedkare seems to have flourished toward the end of Old Kingdom as can be inferred from the tombs of Harkuf and Iny.{{sfn|Marcolin|2006|p=293|loc=footnote (a)}} These two officials were in charge of expeditions to foreign lands–Punt and Byblos– under Merenre I and Pepi II and both relate similar expeditions that took place during the time of Djedkare.{{sfn|Marcolin|2006|p=293|loc=footnote (a)}}

The funerary cult of Djedkare enjoyed a revival during the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1077 BC). For the early part of this period, this is best attested by the Karnak king list, a list of kings commissioned by pharaoh Thutmose III. The list was not meant to be exhaustive, rather it gave the names of Thutmose's forefathers whom he wanted to honor by dedicating offerings.{{sfn|Wildung|1969|pp=60–63}}

For the later New Kingdom, a relief from the Saqqara tomb of the priest Mehu, dating to the 19th or 20th Dynasty shows three gods faced by several deceased kings. These are Djoser and Sekhemket, of the Third Dynasty and Userkaf, founder of the Fifth Dynasty. He is followed by a fourth king whose name is damaged but which is often read "Djedkare" or, much less likely, "Shepseskare". The relief is an expression of personal piety on Mehu's behalf, who prayed to the ancient kings for them to recommend him to the gods.{{sfn|Wildung|1969|pp=74–76}}

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| before = Menkauhor Kaiu

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| title = King of Egypt

| years = c. 2414 - c. 2375 BC

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| after = Unas

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