Shepseskare Isi
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Shepseskare or Shepseskara (Egyptian for "Noble is the Soul of Ra"; died 2458 BC) was an Ancient Egyptian king, the fourth or fifth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (2494–2345 BC) during the Old Kingdom period. Shepseskare lived in the mid-25th century BC and was probably the owner of an unfinished pyramid in Abusir, which was abandoned after a few weeks of work in the earliest stages of its construction.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Shepseskare
- Pharaoh.alt_name
- Sisires
- Pharaoh.image
- Shepseskare Cylinder Seal.png
- Pharaoh.image_alt
- Drawing of the impression of a cylinder seal with four columns of hieroglyphic signs, two of which read "Sekhemkhaw".
- Pharaoh.image_size
- 300px
- Pharaoh.caption
- Drawing by Georges Daressy of a bronze cylinder seal of Shepseskare bearing his Horus name "Sekhemkhaw"
- Pharaoh.reign
- Around a few months, 2458 BC or seven years in the mid 25th century BC
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- Fifth Dynasty
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Neferefre, Neferirkare Kakai, or Nyuserre Ini
- Pharaoh.successor
- Nyuserre Ini or Neferefre
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- ShepseskareŠpss-k3-RˁThe Ka of Ra is nobleM23:t-L2:t-Turin canon:Niswt Shepseskare Maat KheruNiswt Špss-k3-Rˁ M3ˁ-ḫrwKing Shepseskare the justifiedM23-t:n-A43--Aa11-P8
- Pharaoh.nomen
- NetjeruserNṯr-wsrHe whose strength is divineG39-N5-
- Pharaoh.horus
- SekhemkhawSḫm-ḫˁ.wHe whose apparitions are powerful
- Pharaoh.father
- Possibly Sahure, Neferirkare Kakai, or Neferefre
- Pharaoh.mother
- Possibly Meretnebty
- Pharaoh.death_date
- 2458 BC
- Pharaoh.monuments
- Unfinished trench in North Abusir representing the earliest stages of a pyramid
- Pharaoh/Serekh.Horus
- S42-N28-G43
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Father
- Neferefre
- Mother
- Meretnebty
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Family
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Shepseskara.png
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- Commons category
- Shepseskare Isi
- date of death
- 2460-00-00
- time period
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- date of birth
- 2450-00-00
- described by source
- Saqqara Tablet
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Attestations
- Contemporaneous sources
- Historical sources
- Reign
- Chronological position
- Duration
- Family
- Building activities
- Pyramid
- Sun temple
- Mortuary temple of Neferefre
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Shepseskare or Shepseskara (Egyptian for "Noble is the Soul of Ra"; died 2458 BC) was an Ancient Egyptian king, the fourth or fifth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (2494–2345 BC) during the Old Kingdom period. Shepseskare lived in the mid-25th century BC and was probably the owner of an unfinished pyramid in Abusir, which was abandoned after a few weeks of work in the earliest stages of its construction.
Following historical sources, Shepseskare was traditionally believed to have reigned for seven years, succeeding Neferirkare Kakai and preceding Neferefre on the throne, making him the fourth ruler of the dynasty. He is the most obscure ruler of this dynasty and the Egyptologist Miroslav Verner has strongly argued that Shepseskare's reign lasted only a few months at the most, after that of Neferefre. This conclusion is based upon the state and location of Shepseskare's unfinished pyramid in Abusir as well as the very small number of artefacts attributable to this king. Verner's arguments have now convinced several Egyptologists such as Darrell Baker and Erik Hornung. After the discovery of a seal impression of Shepseskare in 2022 the Egyptologist Masimiliano Nuzzolo has proposed that Shepeseskare ruled after Nyuserre Ini.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shepseskare Isi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.