For many people Ancient Egyptian literature is only a corpus of religious books, focused on the afterlife. But nothing could be so far from the truth as this kind of opinion. Yes, the religious books form a large part of Egyptian legacy and everyone is heard about the Book of the Dead, Pyramid or Coffin texts. But the written monuments from the pharaonic age are much more: much more different and much more variable. There are historical texts (chronicles and biographies), wonderful wisdom literature corpus, inspired other many peoples in the Ancient Near East, exciting travel stories, fairy tales, letters and many other genres. That one from the most well preserved ancient literatures in the world.
 

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LITERATURE

I. General studies 

II: Different Genres

1. Historical texts

2. Biographies

3.  Sapiental (didactic, instructional) literature

4. Travel stories

5. Scientific writings

6. Fantastic tales

7. Non fantastic stories (smart people, etc.), humour

8.1. Miscelaneous letters

8.2. Amarna letters

9. Ancient Egyptian Poetry

III. Papyri manuscripts

1. Papyri manuscripts: General Studies

2. Papyri manuscripts from Pharaonic Age

3. Papyri manuscripts from Hellenistic and Roman age

4. Elephantinae Papyri

IV. Epigraphics

1. General & miscelaneous studies on Egyptian Epigraphics

2.1. Pharaonic monumental inscriptions

2.2. Ptolemaic and Roman Age monumental inscriptions

3. Inscriptions on steles and stones

4. Decorative inscriptions and tabulae

5. Ostraca inscriptions

6. Ancient Egyptian graffiti

7. Nubian inscriptions

V. Religious literature

1. Book of the dead 

2. Pyramid texts 

3.  Coffin Texts 

4. Hymns to the gods 

5. Other mythological/religious books 

6. Magical and ritual books