Djedkare Isesi was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the eighth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty in the late 25th century to mid 24th century BCE, during the Old Kingdom period. He likely enjoyed a long reign of over 40 years, which heralded a new period in the history of the Old Kingdom. Breaking with a tradition followed by his predecessors since the time of Userkaf, Djedkare did not build a temple to the sun god Ra, possibly reflecting the rise of Osiris in the Egyptian pantheon. More significantly, Djedkare effected comprehensive reforms of the Egyptian state administration, the first undertaken since the inception of the system of ranking titles. He also reorganised the funerary cults of his forebears buried in the necropolis of Abusir and reformed the corresponding priesthood. Djedkare commissioned expeditions to Sinai to procure copper and turquoise, to Nubia for its gold and diorite and to the Land of Punt for its incense. One such expedition had what could be the earliest recorded instance of oracular divination that aimed to ensure an expedition's success.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1245:

Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, was granted resignation by Pope Innocent IV after having confessed to torture and forgery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_(bishop_of_Finland)

1828:

The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Phoenix

1921:

The Constituent Assembly of Georgia adopted the nation's first constitution, shortly before being overthrown by the Soviet Union. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_Assembly_of_Georgia

1947:

Edwin H. Land demonstrated the use of the first instant camera to the Optical Society of America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land

1952:

Protesters in Dhaka, East Pakistan, walked into military crossfire demanding the establishment of Bengali as an official language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Movement

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massaranduba: A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/massaranduba

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