Annik Wüthrich

Dr. Annik Wüthrich serves as a Postdoc Researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures since 2018, affiliated with the ERC Starting Grant project "Challenging Time(s): A New Approach to Written Sources for Ancient Egyptian Chronology". Her academic career spans multiple European institutions including the Universities of Geneva, Bonn, Tübingen, and Münster.

Her educational trajectory features:

• Licence es lettres in Egyptology from the University of Geneva with thesis on Book of the Dead chapter 175
• DEA (Diplôme d'études approfondies) completed in Paris (2001)
• PhD in Egyptology from the University of Geneva (2001-2007) focusing on Book of the Dead supplementary chapters 162-167 Pleyte

Dr. Wüthrich's research integrates philological analysis with chronological studies of ancient Egyptian religious texts, specializing in funerary literature's evolution during the first millennium BC. Her work examines Hieratic script variations and theological developments in mortuary practices, bridging textual criticism with historical context to reconstruct Egypt's temporal frameworks.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship for young researchers (2005) supporting research on Book of the Dead chapters 162-167

With extensive teaching experience as Lecturer and Teaching Assistant at the University of Geneva (2005-2009) and research appointments at Bonn (2009-2011) and German universities (2011-2018), she currently contributes to the ERC-funded "Challenging Time(s)" project without documented advisees. This initiative pioneers methodological innovations for interpreting ancient Egyptian chronology through interdisciplinary source analysis.

She operates within the Austrian Academy of Sciences' research ecosystem, collaborating internationally on Egyptological projects while advancing chronological models through textual source reinterpretation.