Egyptian Literary Compositions of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period
Summary of surviving compositions
Teachings
Teachings preserved from beginning to end
Note too a Late Period papyrus with substantial parts of a Teaching, written in hieratic, but datable no earlier than Dynasty 26, from mention of a king of that Dynasty.
Teaching / Satire, Letter in form
Tales
Tales preserved from beginning to end
Tales, part only preserved
There is also a Late Period hieratic papyrus with substantial parts of a Tale of Meryra, for which the date of composition may be earlier than Late Period.
Lamentations, in the form of a letter
Love Songs
See too the literary style narrative known as the Tale of Isis and Ra, though this was used in healing and so falls outside the functional definition of literature.
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