Ancient Egyptian Literature
In Ancient Egyptian literature, wisdom literature belonged to the sebayt (i.e. 'teaching') genre which flowered during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and became canonical during the New Kingdom. Notable works of this genre include the Instructions of Kagemni, The Maxims of Ptahhotep, the Instructions of Amenemhat, and the Loyalist Teaching.
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