Editing Djedkare Isesi (section)

===Contemporaneous sources===
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|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}}