Djedkare Shemai (sometimes referred to as Djedkare II because of Djedkare Isesi) may have been an ancient Egyptian king during the Eighth Dynasty of the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List, the primary source for identifying seventh/eighth dynasties (combined). Djedkare Shemai is absent from the Turin canon as a large lacuna in this document affects most kings of the 7th/8th Dynasty.Kim Ryholt: The Late Old Kingdom in the Turin King-list and the Identity of Nitocris, Zeitschrift für ägyptische, 127, 2000, p. 91 No contemporary document or building with his name has been found.Jürgen von Beckerath: Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München/ Berlin 1984, , p. 48, 186.
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External links VIIth Dynasty 2175 - 2165, Accessed November 9, 2006. Abydos King List, Accessed November 9, 2006.