Wadjkare
Sign in to saveWadjkare () may have been an ancient Egyptian king of the Eighth dynasty who reigned during the First Intermediate Period. He is considered to be a very obscure figure in Egyptian history.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Wadjkare
- Pharaoh.reign
- c. 2150 BC
- Pharaoh.horus
- Djemed-ib-tawy Dmḏ-jb-t3wj He who unifies the heart of the two lands
- Pharaoh.horus_hiero
- Aa6:F34-N18:N18
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- Wadj-ka-Re W3ḏ-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Rê is refreshed
- Pharaoh.prenomen_hiero
- N5-M13-D28
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Possibly Qakare Ibi
- Pharaoh.successor
- Possibly Wahkare Khety I
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- 8th Dynasty
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Noble title
- pharaoh
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- time period
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- date of birth
- 2300-00-00
- name in hiero markup
- Aa6:F34-N18:N18
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Identity
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Wadjkare () may have been an ancient Egyptian king of the Eighth dynasty who reigned during the First Intermediate Period. He is considered to be a very obscure figure in Egyptian history.
== Identity == Wadjkare is mentioned only once: in a royal limestone tablet known as Coptos Decree R (Cairo museum; obj. JE 41894), which is said to have been created by the king himself. It contains a list of punishments for everyone who dares to damage or plunder a shrine dedicated to the god Min-of-Coptos. However, from an archaeological standpoint there is nothing else known about this king. His existence is questioned by some scholars, because he is not mentioned in any Ramesside king list.
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