Middle Kingdom Literature: Instructions, the Tale of Sinuhe, and Coffin Texts (c. 2000–1700 BCE)

1. Coffin Texts corpus spans Middle Kingdom into c. 1630 BCE

   Jan 1, 1630Labels: Coffin Texts, Middle Kingdom

   • Britannica
   • ISAC

2. Book of the Dead begins developing around 1700 BCE

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Book of, Second Intermediate

   • Wikipedia
   • Britannica

3. Oldest known Sinuhe copy dates to Amenemhat III

   Jan 1, 1800Labels: Story of, Amenemhat III

   • Wikipedia

4. Papyrus Prisse written; Kagemni and Ptahhotep preserved

   Jan 1, 1850Labels: Papyrus Prisse, Ptahhotep

   • Cambridge
   • Wikipedia

5. Debate Between a Man and His Ba copied in Amenemhat III era

   Jan 1, 1850Labels: Debate Between, Amenemhat III

   • Wikipedia
   • Cambridge

6. Satire of the Trades promotes scribal profession

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Satire of, Scribe

   • Springer
   • Wikipedia

7. Instruction of Amenemhat set after Amenemhat I

   Jan 1, 1971Labels: Instruction of, Amenemhat I

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   • Britannica

8. Tale of Sinuhe likely composed early 12th Dynasty

   Jan 1, 1971Labels: Tale of, 12th Dynasty

   • Wikipedia

9. Classical Middle Egyptian is regularized

   Jan 1, 1980Labels: Middle Egyptian, 12th Dynasty

   • Britannica

10. Instruction for Merikare composed in Middle Kingdom

    Jan 1, 1980Labels: Instruction for, Kingship

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia

11. Middle Kingdom begins under Mentuhotep II

    Jan 1, 2055Labels: Mentuhotep II, Middle Kingdom

    • Britannica
    • Brooklyn Museum

12. Coffin Texts proliferate in Middle Kingdom burials

    Jan 1, 2055Labels: Coffin Texts, burials

    • Britannica
    • ISAC

13. Coffin Texts begin in First Intermediate Period

    Jan 1, 2130Labels: Coffin Texts, First Intermediate

    • Britannica
    • ISAC