Dorothea Reule

Dorothea Reule is a doctoral student and researcher at the Philipps University of Marburg’s Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Department of Semitic Studies. Since 2017, she has pursued her PhD in Semitic Studies, while serving as a scientific collaborator in the Beta maṣāḥəft project at the University of Hamburg since 2016. Her work bridges Ethiopic manuscript studies, digital humanities, and cross-cultural textual preservation.

• Current affiliations: Philipps University Marburg (CNMS, Semitic Studies), University of Hamburg (Beta maṣāḥəft project)
• Education: M.A. (2015) and B.A. (2012) in Semitic Studies from Philipps University Marburg and Freie Universität Berlin

Her research focuses on cataloging and encoding Ethiopic scrolls, analyzing manuscript cultures between Egypt and Ethiopia, and advancing digital archiving standards for historical texts. She has led workshops on accessible presentations and contributed to international collaborations in manuscript studies.

Notable publications include work on Ethiopic miracle texts, Dayr as-Suryān manuscripts, and comparative manuscript analysis. She has presented at institutions including the Société d’archéologie copte, University of Heidelberg, and Addis Ababa University.