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Giuseppina Lenzo is Maître d’enseignement et de recherche (Lecturer) in Ancient Egyptian Religion at the University of Lausanne, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, attached to the Institute of Biblical Studies (IRSB). From 2012 to 2024 she held the same rank within the Faculty of Letters, Institute of Archaeology and Ancient History.
Education
- PhD in Egyptology – University of Geneva
- Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) in Religious Sciences – École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris (EPHE-PSL)
- Graduate studies in Egyptology – University of Geneva & University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Research Interests
Lenzo’s work centres on the history and religion of Egypt during the 1st millennium BCE. She explores funerary literature and its transmission, hieratic and hieroglyphic palaeography, temple and tomb rituals, and divine onomastics. Her long-term projects include the Papyrus Greenfield in the British Museum, the tomb of the High Priest of Ptah Sheshonq in Memphis, and the tomb decoration of King Osorkon II at Tanis.
Recent Publications
Over 2024-2025 Lenzo has co-edited or authored studies on solar hymns in funerary papyri, the evolution of First-millennium funerary texts, Ptolemaic royal iconography and divine queenship, and new epigraphic finds from Tanis. Her output demonstrates a steady focus on textual criticism, ritual practice and the intersection of religion and power in Late-Period and Ptolemaic Egypt.
Scientific Awards & Recognition
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Senior Research Fellowship (previous appointment)
- Invited scholar at Mainz, Lyon, London, Turin and Cairo
- Principal investigator in international collaborative projects with Paris-Sorbonne, IFAO Cairo, CNRS and the French Mission at Tanis
Teaching & Supervision
Lenzo lectures on pharaonic civilisation and ancient Egyptian religion, often in interdisciplinary settings that compare polytheistic religions of the ancient world. While no individual doctoral students are listed, she regularly supervises MA and doctoral research within UNIL’s programs.
Laboratories & Teams
She is an active member of the Institute of Biblical Studies (IRSB) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for the History and Sciences of Religion, and collaborates closely with the French Archaeological Mission at Tanis, the Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) in Cairo, and various European papyrological networks.
