Djedkare Isesi

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Fifth Dynasty pharaoh ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Djedkare Isesi was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt known for ruling during the later Fifth Dynasty, overseeing administrative reforms and a flourishing of art and architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Djedkare Isesi canonical	9
Djedkare	2
Nefer Djedkare	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Fifth Dynasty pharaoh ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ
administrativeReforms	reorganization of central bureaucracy ⓘ strengthening of provincial nomarchs ⓘ
alternativeName	Djedkare Isesi ⓘ surface form: Djedkare Isesi ⓘ Izezi ⓘ
artAndArchitecture	development of private tomb decoration ⓘ high-quality reliefs in officials’ mastabas ⓘ
attestedIn	Abydos King List ⓘ Saqqara King List ⓘ Turin King List ⓘ contemporary inscriptions ⓘ
burialMonumentType	pyramid complex ⓘ
burialPlace	Saqqara necropolis ⓘ surface form: South Saqqara
capital	Memphis ⓘ
child	Princess Kekheretnebti ⓘ Princess Mereret-Isesi ⓘ Unas ⓘ
cultAfterDeath	received posthumous royal cult ⓘ
cultCenter	Memphis ⓘ
dynasty	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
foreignRelations	expeditions to Nubia ⓘ expeditions to Punt ⓘ expeditions to Sinai ⓘ trade with Byblos region ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marks transition toward later Old Kingdom political structure ⓘ
knownFor	administrative reforms ⓘ changes in royal funerary practices ⓘ expansion of foreign trade and expeditions ⓘ flourishing of art and architecture ⓘ reduction of emphasis on royal solar temples ⓘ reorganization of provincial administration ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Old Egyptian ⓘ
name	Djedkare Isesi self-link ⓘ
nomen	Isesi ⓘ
period	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
praenomen	Djedkare Isesi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Djedkare
predecessor	Menkauhor Kaiu ⓘ
pyramidLocation	Saqqara necropolis ⓘ surface form: South Saqqara necropolis
pyramidName	Djedkare Isesi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nefer Djedkare
reignEndApprox	circa 2375 BCE ⓘ
reignLengthApprox	about 32–33 years ⓘ
reignStartApprox	circa 2414 BCE ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
spouse	Queen Kentkawes III ⓘ Queen Meresankh IV ⓘ
successor	Unas ⓘ
throneNameMeaning	“Enduring is the Ka of Re” ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fifth Dynasty of Egypt → hasPharaoh → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi → builtFor → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi → dedicatedTo → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi → hasOwner → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi → usedForBurialOf → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

House of Userkaf → notableMember → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Unas → predecessor → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Menkauhor Kaiu → successor → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

Djedkare Isesi → name → Djedkare Isesi self-link ⓘ

Djedkare Isesi → alternativeName → Djedkare Isesi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Djedkare

Djedkare Isesi → praenomen → Djedkare Isesi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Djedkare

Djedkare Isesi → pyramidName → Djedkare Isesi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nefer Djedkare