Egyptian is usually divided into two major periods, Earlier Egyptian (c. 3000–1300 BCE), which is further subdivided into Old Egyptian and Middle Egyptian, and Later Egyptian (1300 BCE-1300 CE), which is further subdivided into Late Egyptian, Demotic, and Coptic.
ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ɪz jˈuːʒuːəli dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ tˈuː mˈeɪdʒɚ pˈiəɹɪədz, ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən sˈiː. θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd bˌiːsˌiːˈiː, wˌɪtʃ ɪz fˈɜːðɚ sˌʌbdᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ˈoʊld ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ænd mˈɪdəl ɪdʒˈɪpʃən, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd bˌiːsˌiːˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˌiːˈiː, wˌɪtʃ ɪz fˈɜːðɚ sˌʌbdᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ lˈeɪt ɪdʒˈɪpʃən, dᵻmˈɑːɾɪk, ænd kˈɑːptɪk.