Jordan Chobanov

Jordan Chobanov serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mediterranean and Eastern Studies at New Bulgarian University (NBU), having joined the institution in 2003 as a student before transitioning to teaching roles. Appointed full-time faculty in 2024 after serving as part-time lecturer since 2018, he teaches courses including Egyptology practice, word-image analysis, and ancient Egyptian history.

His educational background includes undergraduate History studies at Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' (1999-2003), followed by Egyptology Master's (2009) and PhD (2013) at NBU. His doctoral research examined 'The Harper's Songs in the Context of the Egyptian Literary Tradition (II millennium BC - mid I millennium BC)'.

Chobanov specializes in Ancient Egyptian literary traditions, particularly Middle and New Kingdom texts. His research integrates philological analysis with archaeological evidence, focusing on wisdom literature, religious poetry, funerary practices, and material culture. Fieldwork includes excavations at tomb TT 263 in Egypt (2013, 2015) conducted by the Bulgarian Institute of Egyptology.

His publications reveal progressive specialization in textual interpretation, spanning narrative analysis of wisdom texts (2022), grammatical studies (2017), cultural significance of board games (2016), and funerary literature (2014-2010). This trajectory demonstrates consistent engagement with literary-historical intersections across Egypt's major historical periods.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material. While teaching responsibilities include student supervision for internships and projects, specific advising relationships and research grants remain unmentioned in available records.

Chobanov actively collaborates with the Bulgarian Institute of Egyptology for archaeological fieldwork, contributing to ongoing excavations at Theban Tomb 263. His institutional work supports NBU's Egyptology program through both classroom instruction and practical archaeological training.