Seraina Nett

Seraina Nett serves as a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. Her research integrates Assyriology with digital methodologies to investigate ancient West Asian societies through Sumerian and Akkadian texts from 2100-1200 BCE.

Education:

• PhD in Assyriology, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen

Research Focus: Dr. Nett specializes in social and economic history of the Ancient Near East, examining interactions between linguistic/ethnic groups through interdisciplinary frameworks. Her linguistic research analyzes multilingualism and structural features of Sumerian and Akkadian, while her Digital Humanities work pioneers computational tools for cuneiform analysis, including geospatial mapping and quantitative indices for textual corpora.

Publication Trends: Recent output (2023-2025) reveals three dominant themes: 1) Digital innovation in cuneiform studies (e.g., CIGS-AE index development), 2) Geospatial analysis of textual landscapes, and 3) Public engagement addressing historical misrepresentation in contemporary discourse. This reflects a strategic shift toward methodological advancement while maintaining core expertise in ancient socioeconomics.

Professional Engagement: Dr. Nett actively shapes her field through conference organization including the Nordic Summer School on Digital Applications in Assyriology (2022-2024) and peer review for archaeology journals. Her media appearances in podcasts like Thin End of the Wedge demonstrate commitment to public scholarship.

Research Infrastructure: She co-leads collaborative projects such as Geomapping Landscapes of Writing and the CIGS-AE initiative, developing digital frameworks that integrate material culture with textual analysis to reconstruct ancient writing ecosystems.