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2613 BCE - 2181 BCE: Egyptian Literature develops during the period of the Old Kingdom.
2040 BCE - 1782 BCE: The Classical Age of Egyptian Literature during the time of the Middle Kingdom.
1570 BCE - 1069 BCE: Egyptian Literature becomes more cosmopolitan during the age of empire.
350 CE: Egyptian Literature is largely lost as Coptic Script is adopted and hieroglyphic script forgotten.