Editing Djedkare Isesi (section)

===Historical sources===
Djedkare is attested in four ancient Egyptian king lists, all dating to the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]].{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}} The earliest of these is the [[Karnak king list]], dating to the reign of [[Thutmose III]] (1479–1425 BC), where Djedkare is mentioned on the fifth entry. Djedkare's [[Prenomen (Ancient Egypt)|prenomen]] occupies the 32nd entry of the [[Abydos King List]], which was written during the reign of [[Seti I]] (1290–1279 BC). Djedkare is also present on the [[Saqqara Tablet]] (31st entry){{sfn|Mariette|1864|p=15}} where he is listed under the name "Maatkare", probably because of a scribal error.{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=85}} Djedkare's prenomen is given as "Djed" on the [[Turin King List|Turin canon]] (third column, 24th row),{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}} probably because of a lacuna affecting the original document from which the canon was copied during the reign of [[Ramses II]] (1279–1213 BC).{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=85}} The Turin canon credits Djedkare with 28 years of reign.{{sfn|Altenmüller|2001|p=600}}{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=85}}{{sfn|Gardiner|1959|loc=pl. II & Col. III num. 24}}

In addition to these sources, Djedkare is mentioned on the [[Prisse Papyrus]] dating to the [[Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt|12th Dynasty]] ({{circa|1990}}–1800 BC).{{sfn|Stevenson Smith|1971|p=159}} The papyrus records ''[[The Maxims of Ptahhotep]]'' and gives Djedkare's [[Nomen (Ancient Egypt)|nomen]] "Isesi" to name the king whom the purported authors of the maxims, [[Vizier (Ancient Egypt)|vizier]] [[Ptahhotep]], served.{{sfn|Horne|1917|pp=62–78}}
Djedkare was also probably mentioned in the ''[[Manetho#Aegyptiaca|Aegyptiaca]]'', a history of Egypt written in the 3rd century BC during the reign of [[Ptolemy II]] (283–246 BC) by the Egyptian priest [[Manetho]]. No copies of the ''Aegyptiaca'' have survived to this day and it is known to us only through later writings by [[Sextus Julius Africanus]] and [[Eusebius]]. Africanus relates that a king Tancheres ([[Ancient Greek]] Τανχέρης) reigned for 44 years as the eighth and penultimate king of the Fifth Dynasty.{{sfn|Waddell|1971|p=51}} Given its position within the dynasty, Tancheres is believed to be his [[Hellenization|Hellenized]] name.{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=84}}