Wadjkare was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighth dynasty who reigned c. 2150 BC during the First Intermediate Period.

[1] Wadjkare is mentioned only once: in a royal limestone tablet known as Coptos Decree R (Cairo museum; obj.

It contains a list of punishments for everyone who dares to damage or plunder a shrine dedicated to the god Min-of-Coptos.

[3] A rock inscription in Nubia mentions a king that in the past was tentatively read as Wadjkare.

[7] Hans Goedicke sees Wadjkare as the predecessor of Djemed-ib-taui and assigns both rulers to the 9th dynasty.