“By a comparison of Manetho’s work with the Theban table of Eratosthenes,” observes Dr. Prichard,(117) “we find satisfactory data for fixing the origin of the Egyptian monarchy as deduced from these documents in the 24th century before our era.” Other eminent writers on this subject do not perfectly coincide with Dr. Prichard in adopting this precise date. But they all fix on pretty nearly the same time, which, it will be observed, is about the era of the Flood of Scripture, which immediately preceded the diffusion of the human race. In the annexed Table I have introduced a compendious statement of the views of these writers, more especially of the author of a work entitled “A Monumental History of Egypt,” in a form that will exhibit concurrently the principal Chronological facts and the progress of Writing in Egypt. I may observe that Dr. Lepsius is of opinion that Hieroglyphics, which is a mode of conveying ideas by representations of objects without reference to their names, was the source,—(by means of a gradual transition,)—of phonetic characters, which represented their names or words. Egyptian Chronology. Progress Of Hieroglyphics And Writing. _Doubtful Period._ The accession of Menai or Menes, and earlier Egyptian Kings.(118) First Pyramid built, it is No hieroglyphics on this supposed, B.C. 2123 Pyramid. _Historical._ Abraham visits Egypt. 1920 Hieroglyphics invented, and gave rise to Phonetic writing, between 2123 and 1740. Osirtasen united Egypt into The name of Osirtasen, in this one Monarchy. 1740 reign the first known specimen of Phonetic characters. (_Monumental Hist._) Joseph in Egypt. 1706 18th Dynasty. 1576 Age of MSS. (_Dr. Lepsius._) According to the author of the Monumental History, previously to the year 1740 B.C., the commencement of the reign of Osirtasen, who is believed to have been the contemporary and patron of Joseph, “we have little to guide us on the Monuments of ancient Egypt.” According to the same writer, he was the first who united Egypt into one kingdom, that country, he maintains, having previously been divided into little unimportant kingdoms. The arguments of this able writer, however, do not impugn the conclusion, that though the precise date may be uncertain, the origin of the Egyptian nation must be referred to the first ages of the human race. The condition of the Egyptians in 1740 B.C. implies a prior existence for many ages, of which we have a distinct proof in the visit of (the Patriarch) Abraham two centuries previously.