Literature produced in Egypt, from ancient Egypt to contemporary times
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Reading hall of the modern Library of Alexandria.Copy of the Westcar Papyrus on display in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin
Egyptian literature traces its beginnings to ancient Egypt and is some of the earliest known literature. Ancient Egyptians were the first to develop written literature, as inscriptions or in collections of papyrus, precursors to the modern book.[1]
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