As to the subjects of the representations, there can scarcely be a doubt, They must represent the culminating point of Egyptian history, civilisation, and art, in a characteristic manner, and I myself was astonished at the wealth of most appropriate situations, which immediately present themselves if we pass in review what yet lies before us of Egyptian history. In order to give you a cursory idea of it, I will communicate the single points which I wrote down while I was yet in doubt whether one or other of the two first styles of representation might not be employed. Of course, a much more extended commentary would be necessary for this than I can now present; but a merely preliminary view is all that is required now. The names enclosed in brackets show where the materials for single compositions would be found. ANTE-HISTORICAL. Elevation of the God HORUS to the divine throne of OSIRIS (Dendera). As a contrast to the last number. OLD EMPIRE. Dyn. I. Departure of MENES from This, the city of Osiris. Founding of MEMPHIS, the city of Phthah, by Menes. Dyn. IV. Building of the Pyramids under CHEOPS and CHEPHREN. Dyn. VI. Union of the two crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt under the hundred years of the reign of APAPPUS. Dyn. XII. Temple of Ammon at THEBES, the city of Ammon, founded by Sesurtesen I. in the twelfth dynasty. Immigrating HYKSOS (Benihassan). LABYRINTH and LAKE MŒRIS, works of AMENEMHA III. in the twelfth dynasty. Dyn. XIII. Shortly afterwards the IRRUPTION of the HYKSOS into Lower Egypt. Expulsion of the Egyptian rulers into Ethiopia. Supremacy of the Hyksos. NEW EMPIRE. Dyn. XVII.--XVIII. AMENOPHIS I. and the black Queen Aahmesnefruari. TUTHMOSIS III. expels the HYKSOS from Abaris. JERUSALEM founded by them. AMENOPHIS III. Memnon and the vocal statue. Persecution of the Egyptian gods and introduction of sun-worship under Bech-en-Aten (Amarna). King HORUS the avenger. Dyn. XIX. SETHOS I. (Sethosis, Sesostris) Conquest of CANAAN (Karnak). Joseph and his brethren. RAMSES II. the Great, Miamun; war with the Cheta (Ramesseum.)[151] The (brick-making) Israelites (Thebes) built Pithom and Ramses under Ramses II.[152] Colonisation of GREECE from Egypt MENEPHTHES. DEPARTURE of the ISRAELITES to Sinai. MOSES before Pharoah. Beginning of the new SIRIUS PERIOD, 1322, B.C. Dyn. XX. RAMSES III. Battle from Medînet Habu. Dyn. XXI. SHESHENK I. (Shishak) takes JERUSALEM (Thebes). Dyn. XXV. SABAKO the Ethiopian, rules in Egypt. Dyn. XXVI. PSAMMETICHUS the Philhellene elevates the arts. Departure of the war-caste to Ethiopia. Dyn. XXVII. CAMBYSES rages, and destroys temples and statues. Dyn. XXX. NECTANEBUS (Philæ). ALEXANDER, son of Ammon, conquers Egypt; builds Alexandria. Ptolemæus PHILADELPHUS founds the library.