CHRONOLOGY, EGYPTIAN. The ancient Egyptian chronology is hopelessly tangled. Some of the dates may be correct, especially those of the later dynasties, but when we turn to the early history of Egypt we are confronted by such a confusion of facts and dates, that makes the fixing of dates for the earlier dynasties an impossibility. There is a difference of more than 3000 years between the dates assigned by various Chronologists to the reign of the first king of Egypt, Menes; Böckh setting it down as B. C. 5702, Unger as 5613, Mariette and Lenormant as 5004, Brugsch as 4455, Lauth as 4157, Lepsius as 3892, Bunsen as 3059, Poole as 2717, and Wilkinson as 2691. No scheme of chronology can be deduced from the monuments, for the ancient Egyptians cared nothing about history, a fact that is proved by the carelessness with which they recorded historical events. The big numbers above result from the supposition that the various dynasties reigned in succession, while some were undoubtedly contemporaneous. An important list of kings together with their dates, written in the third century B. C. by Manetho, an Egyptian priest, has come down to us. We herewith give his list as systematized by Lepsius. MYTHOLOGICAL PERIOD. TWO DYNASTIES OF GODS. 13 870 YEARS. ONE DYNASTY OF DEMI-GODS. 3 650 YEARS. ONE DYNASTY OF PREHISTORIC KINGS OF THINIS. 350 YEARS. {109}HISTORICAL PERIOD. I. OLD EMPIRE. 1.-11. DYNASTIES. B. C. 3892-2380. 1ST DYNASTY OF THINIS, 3892 TO 3639. _Kings_: Mena (Menes). Teta. Ateth (Athothis). Ata. Hesepti (Usaphaïs). Merbapen (Miëbis). Semenptah (Semempses). Qebeh. 2D DYNASTY OF THINIS, 3639 TO 3338. _Kings_: Bazaü (Boëthos). Kakaü (Kaiëkhos). Baënnuter (Binothris). Uaznes. Senda (Sethenes). Perabsen. Neferkarâ (Nepherkheres). Neferkaseker (Sesokhris). Hezef. 3D DYNASTY OF MEMPHIS, 3338 TO 3124. _Kings_: Zazaî. Nebka. Zeser (Tosorthros). Teta. Sezes. Zeserteta (Tosertasis). Ahtes (Akhes). Nebkarâ. Neferkarâ (Nekherophes). 4TH DYNASTY OF MEMPHIS, 3124 TO 2840. _Kings_: Snefru (Soris). Khufu (Suphis or Kheops). Khâfrâ (Sophris or Khephren). Menkaürâ (Menkheres, Mycerinus). Dedefrâ. Shepseskaf. Sebekkarâ (Seberkheres). 5TH DYNASTY OF MEMPHIS, 2840 TO 2592. _Kings_: Userkaf (Userkheres). Sahurâ (Sephres). Neferarikarâ (Nepherkheres). Shepseskarâ (Sisires). Neferkhârâ (Kheres). Rânuser (Rathures). Menkaüher (Menkheres). Dedkarâ (Tankheres). Unas (Onnos). 6TH DYNASTY OF ELEPHANTINE, 2744 TO 2546. Contemporaneous with the fifth dynasty. _Kings_: Teta. Atî (Othoës). Pepî (Phiops I.). Heremsaf. Pepî (Phiops II.). Netaqerti (Nitokris). 7TH DYNASTY OF MEMPHIS, 2592 TO 2522. 8TH DYNASTY OF MEMPHIS, 2522 TO 2380. 9TH DYNASTY OF HERACLEOPOLIS, 2674 TO 2565. 10TH DYNASTY OF HERACLEOPOLIS, 2565 TO 2380.