In the title compound, [Dy(C(5)H(2.5)N(2)O(4))(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)]·2H(2)O, the Dy(III) ion is located on a twofold rotation axis and is coordinated in a square-anti-prismatic geometry by two chelating 1,10-phenanthroline mol-ecules as well as two 4-oxido-2-oxo-2,3-di-hydro-pyrimidin-1-ium-5-carboxyl-ato(1.5-) anions. N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the crystal structure. The H atom involved in an N-H⋯N hydrogen bond is disordered around a twofold rotation axis.