جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Egyptology
• Ancient Near Eastern Studies
• Demonology
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Susanne Beck is an Academic Councillor at the Institute for the Cultures of the Ancient Near East (IANES) within the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Tübingen . She holds a habilitation on Papyrus AMS 23b and directs the Saqqara Saite-Persian Tombs Project. Her academic journey includes a Master of Arts in Egyptology (Leipzig, 2011) and a PhD at LMU Munich (2015) under the Graduate School 'Forms of Prestige in Ancient Cultures'. Education : MA in Egyptology, PhD in Ancient Near Eastern Philology Roles : Curator, Egyptology Researcher, Project Director Research Interests : Beck specializes in ancient Egyptian medicine, magic, and demonology , with a focus on cross-cultural exchanges between the Middle East and Egypt . Her work bridges religion, textual analysis, and museology , exploring topics like scorpion incantations , hymnic texts in the Book of the Dead , and textile symbolism in funerary contexts. Scientific Trends : Her recent publications examine magical-medical hybrid texts , cross-cultural knowledge transfer , and Papyrus AMS 23b 's ritual significance. Collaborative work in Nature highlights embalming economy through organic residue studies, while her hieratic script research analyzes unedited British Museum papyri. Scientific Awards : Graduate School 'Forms of Prestige' scholarship (2011–2014); British Museum publication fund (2024); travel grants from Equal Opportunities Commission (2017–2019). Grants & Collaborations : Funded by the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States (2017) for coffin conservation and Equal Opportunities Commission (Tübingen) for research stays. She collaborates with the Hildesheim Mummy Research Project and the British Museum . Labs & Teams : Beck contributes to the Saqqara Saite-Persian Tombs Project and the DRESSED Conference on clothing concepts. She co-organizes exhibitions like "Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt" (British Museum, 2022).

• Hieratic script
• Egyptian-Coptic linguistics
• Language history and contacts
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Johannes Jüngling is a Research Fellow associated with the Research Group 'History of Ancient Law and Papyrology' at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in Vienna. His affiliation includes the ERC Starting Grant project 'Challenging Time(s)', focusing on Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom chronology. He holds a Master’s in Egyptology and Assyriology from the University of Leipzig (2019), with a thesis on the New Kingdom 'Great Board Game Text'. Education: B.A. (2017) and M.A. (2019), University of Leipzig. Experience: 2015–2020 Research Assistant at the Saxon Academy of Sciences (Project: 'Structures and Transformations of the Egyptian Lexicon'), 2016–2020 Tutor for Middle Egyptian at Leipzig University. His research interests span Hieratic script , Egyptian-Coptic linguistics , language history , Ancient Egyptian administration , and chronology of the 3rd millennium BCE . He contributes to interdisciplinary projects redefining Egyptological chronology through textual analysis. Grants: ERC Starting Grant (subproject 2). He is part of the ÖAW’s interdisciplinary team, advancing methodologies for interpreting ancient administrative and linguistic records.

Adrienn Almásy-Martinمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Egyptian Demotic Papyrology
• Greek Papyrology
• Bilingualism in Ancient Egypt
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Adrienn Almásy-Martin serves as a Departmental Lecturer in Egyptology within the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford, affiliated with University College. Her academic role involves teaching Egyptian history and civilization to first-year undergraduates and Coptic dialects to third-year students, while maintaining active research in Demotic and Greek textual analysis from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Her research centers on Demotic and Greek papyrology with specialized focus on bilingualism, onomastics, and literacy practices in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Current projects include Demotic graffiti analysis from Gebel el-Silsila (Lund University collaboration), publication of Demotic-Greek mummy labels in the Louvre Museum, and comprehensive Graeco-Roman onomastic studies. She previously contributed to the Lexicon of Greek Personal Names Project (2019-2023) at Oxford's Faculty of Classics, compiling Greek names in Demotic script from Egyptian sources. Analysis of her recent publications (2016-2023) reveals consistent emphasis on Demotic-Greek textual interactions across diverse materials including ostraca, mummy labels, and inscriptions from major collections like the British Museum and Louvre. Key thematic trends include administrative documentation (tax receipts, liturgists), funerary practices (mummy labels, stelae), and linguistic analysis of bilingual contexts, particularly examining cultural syncretism in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Scientific Awards: None documented in available sources. Advising and Grants: Dr. Almásy-Martin's professional trajectory shows significant institutional collaboration but no explicitly documented doctoral advisees. Her research has been supported through affiliations with the Lexicon of Greek Personal Names Project (2019-2023) and current involvement in Lund University's Gebel el-Silsila field project, though specific grant details remain unreported. Labs and Teams: She maintains active research partnerships with the British Museum's Egypt and Sudan Department, the Louvre Museum's Egyptian Antiquities Department, Lund University's archaeological team at Gebel el-Silsila, and Oxford's Faculty of Classics through the Lexicon project, demonstrating strong cross-institutional network integration.

Heike Behlmerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Egyptian Monasticism
• Coptic Literature
• Gender Studies
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Prof. Dr. Heike Behlmer is a faculty member at the University of Göttingen in the Department of Egyptology and Coptic Studies . Her research focuses on Egyptian monasticism , Coptic literature , gender studies , digital Coptic , and the history of Egyptology . Director of research projects like the Digital Complete Edition and Translation of the Coptic-Sahidic Old Testament Co-founder of the KELLIA - Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance Editorial roles in journals such as Lingua Aegyptia and Göttingen Oriental Research Her recent work explores the intersection of digital humanities and Coptic textual analysis , including OCR for Coptic script and linguistically tagged corpora. She investigates how late antique Christian communities interpreted biblical texts and constructed religious identities. Behlmer’s publications highlight the role of women in Coptic hagiography , gender dynamics in monastic texts , and historical entanglements of Egyptology with colonial and antisemitic networks. Her editorial projects emphasize the preservation and digitization of Coptic manuscripts .

Tasha Dobbin-Bennettمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Art History
• Egyptology
• Forensic Anthropology
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Tasha Dobbin-Bennett is an Associate Professor of Art History and Studio Art at Oxford College, Emory University. She previously served as Papyrologist at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Yale University) from 2014 onward before joining Oxford College in 2015. Her academic career combines Egyptological research with interdisciplinary approaches in forensic anthropology and museum studies. Education: BBus, Massey University, New Zealand (1999) MA, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2008) M.Phil., Yale University (2011) Ph.D., Yale University (2014) Research interests span: Ancient Egyptian conceptions of decomposition and mortuary practices Interdisciplinary study of forensic anthropology applied to religious texts Egyptomania's impact on museum collection practices (19th-20th centuries) Ethics of artifact repatriation and forgery identification Archaeological fieldwork in Egypt Influence of climate on cultural perceptions of the human body Publications and presentations reflect her expertise in: Ancient Egyptian religious texts Mummification history Archival analysis of papyri and rock inscriptions Cultural perceptions of death and preservation Her work bridges art historical analysis with scientific methodologies, particularly in studying how decomposition concepts were recorded and interpreted in antiquity. Awards : James Osborne Fellowship (2023) Phi Beta Kappa faculty award (2020, 2024) William J. Horwitz Dissertation Prize (2014) Teaching includes foundational courses on art history from prehistory to modern eras, with specialized modules on Egyptian art (10,000 BCE–30 BCE), studio paper-making, and ethics in collecting. Her courses like DISC 101Q integrate interdisciplinary themes such as repatriation debates and cultural representation in media.

Victoria Fendelمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Language contact
• Syntax
• Semantics
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Dr. Victoria Fendel is a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics. She holds a DPhil from Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall) and an MPhil from Cambridge (Peterhouse), focusing on French linguistics. Her research centers on language contact between Greek and Coptic, syntax-semantics interfaces, and corpus linguistics applications. She has been funded by prestigious scholarships including the Clarendon and AHRC. Key research areas include: Language contact dynamics in ancient contexts Structural and functional syntax Historical sociolinguistics Corpus-based analysis of ancient and modern languages Teaching includes Classical philology at Cambridge and Greek/Latin at Oxford. Her recent work examines post-classical Greek letters, Coptic alphabet evolution, and syntactic regionalisms in Egyptian Greek. Awards include the Leverhulme Fellowship and Clarendon Scholarship. Her academic journey includes roles at Lady Margaret Hall and Peterhouse College, with affiliations to the Clarendon Institute. Research outputs span journals like Grapholinguistics and The Journal of Graeco-Roman Studies .

Marie Louise Bech Noschمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Ancient Greek History
• Aegean Epigraphy
• Mycenaean Textile Production
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Marie Louise Bech Nosch is a Professor in Ancient History at the SAXO-Institute of the University of Copenhagen , specializing in Aegean epigraphy and Mycenaean textile production . She has held significant roles such as President of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters (2020-2024) and Director of the Centre for Textile Research (2005-2016). Her work bridges textile archaeology with broader historical narratives. Education: PhD, University of Salzburg (2000) Cand. mag., University of Copenhagen (1996) Diplôme d’Études Approfondies, Université Nancy II (1996) Her research interests focus on: Textile production and trade in the Bronze Age Mediterranean Epigraphic analysis of Mycenaean palace economies Dress as cultural and political identity Interdisciplinary textile studies Comparative analysis of Aegean and Near Eastern systems Historical continuity in textile practices Her recent publications examine diachronic textile administration, divine royal attire parallels, and cultural memory in clothing. She has secured major grants including the Anneliese Maier Award and Queen Margrethe II's Science Prize , while serving on international committees like the Onassis Foundation Research Grant Board and European Research Council SH6 Panel . Scientific Awards: Michael Ventris Memorial Award (2001) Anneliese Maier Award (2013) Iris Foundation Award (2017) Gad Rausings Prize (2022) Honorary Doctorate, University of Gothenburg (2023) As a supervisor , she has guided PhD students like Cecilie Brøns and Charlotte Rimstad , alongside MA theses on topics ranging from classical paederasty to 20th-century Danish fashion. She actively integrates students into research through initiatives like the Dressing the World summer school.

Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Egyptology
• Ancient Egyptian Cursive Scripts
• Digital Humanities
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergen is a Senior Research Professor and Head of the Mainz Academy project "Ancient Egyptian Cursive Scripts (AKU)" at the Institute of Ancient Studies | Egyptology , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Her academic career spans leadership roles in DFG-funded projects, international Egyptological associations, and interdisciplinary research initiatives. Her research focuses on Ancient Egyptian scripts , particularly hieroglyphic and hieratic cursive forms , with applications in digital humanities and material culture studies . Key projects include documentation of the Necropolis of Assiut and analysis of the Mammisi of Edfu . She contributes to the academic community through editorial work and international collaboration. Scientific awards include the Gutenberg Research College Fellowship Academy Prize of Rhineland-Palatinate Fondation Michela Schiff Giorgini Prize . She serves on advisory boards like the Central Directorate of the German Archaeological Institute and the review board of the German Research Foundation, with terminated roles such as Deputy Managing Director of the Institute of Ancient Studies and spokesperson for German-speaking Egyptology.

Tania Notariusمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Northwest Semitic Languages
• Ugaritic Language
• Hebrew Linguistics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Tania Notarius is a faculty member in Hebrew Linguistics at the University of the Free State. Her research focuses on Northwest Semitic languages, particularly Ugaritic and Biblical Hebrew, with expertise in historical linguistics, syntax, and semantics. She has published extensively on topics such as passive voice constructions, stative verbs, and diachronic language development. Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics (2007) with a study on verbal tense semantics in Biblical poetic texts. Research Interests: Northwest Semitic languages (Ugaritic, Canaanite, Aramaic), diachronic syntax, language contact, and ancient inscriptions. Notable contributions include co-editing Brill's special issues on Biblical Hebrew Linguistics and analyzing Iron Age alphabetic inscriptions from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath. Publications span peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of Semitic Studies and ZAW , as well as book chapters on ancient texts and linguistic theory. She actively participates in academic conferences, including presentations on Aramaic ostraca from Idumea and theoretical linguistics approaches to Biblical Hebrew. Affiliations: Involved with the Polis Institute of Languages and Humanities in Jerusalem, focusing on Coptic studies and ancient language pedagogy. Engaged in teaching Hebrew language methodologies and curriculum development for university-level instruction.

Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Egyptology
• Zooarchaeology
• Ornithology
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Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer is a researcher affiliated with the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, where she focuses on Egyptology, zooarchaeology, and ornithology. Her work integrates modern scientific imaging techniques with ancient cultural studies, particularly examining bird mummies and their roles in religious, economic, and symbolic contexts. She has curated major exhibits like Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt , which combined artifact analysis with interdisciplinary research. Her research emphasizes non-destructive conservation methods and the reinterpretation of historical artifacts through advanced technologies like CT scans and terahertz imaging. She holds expertise in the socio-economic exploitation of birds in Pharaonic Egypt, including capture techniques, temple aviculture, and domestic husbandry practices. Her studies also explore the evolution of conservation attitudes over time, comparing historical approaches with contemporary preventive measures. She collaborates with institutions such as the Ashmolean Museum and has published widely on topics ranging from ancient energy resources to the cultural significance of birds in biblical antiquity. Her contributions include editing Between Heaven and Earth (2012), co-authoring papers on terahertz imaging applications, and presenting at conferences like the Summer Teacher Institute on energy history and museum practices. She has also reviewed key publications on ritual bird use in Syria-Palestine and Egyptian epigraphy.

Jacopo Gnisciمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Art History
• Ethiopian and Eritrean Art
• African Manuscript Studies
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Dr. Jacopo Gnisci is a Lecturer in Art and Visual Cultures of the Global South at University College London (UCL) and a Visiting Scholar at the British Museum's Department of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. His academic career focuses on Ethiopian and Eritrean art history, manuscript illumination, and cross-cultural exchanges in the medieval Afro-Eurasian world. Lecturer, UCL Department of History of Art (2020–present) Visiting Scholar, British Museum (2020–present) Co-Principal Investigator, AHRC/DFG Grant (2023–2025) Research Themes: Jacopo's work bridges manuscript illumination , medieval Ethiopian architecture , cross-cultural material exchange , and decolonizing African art historiography . He explores intersections between text and image , materiality in religious contexts , and repatriation debates . Article Trends: His recent publications analyze Ethiopian processional crosses, illustrated Solomonic manuscripts, and Afro-Byzantine artistic dialogues. These works emphasize material culture and interdisciplinary approaches to medieval African art. Scientific Awards: Gold Medal Award, Scheherazade Foundation (2023) Getty/ACLS Fellowship Supervision & Grants: Jacopo co-leads the AHRC/DFG-funded project Demarginalizing Medieval Africa and serves on editorial boards for Gesta and Aethiopica . He supervises PhD student Antonia Dalivalle on Enlightenment-era Ethiopian reception.

• Egyptology
• Coptic Studies
• Ancient Egyptian Religion
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Matthias Müller Krähenbühl is a Lecturer and Research Assistant at the University of Basel's Faculty of Humanities, holding dual appointments in the Department of Classical Studies and Department of Egyptology. Based at Petergraben 51 in Basel, Switzerland, he contributes to research and teaching in ancient studies with a focus on Egyptian and Coptic cultures. His research interests include: Egyptology Coptic Studies Ancient Egyptian Religion Early Christianity Linguistics of Ancient Texts Religious Identity Formation Müller Krähenbühl's scholarly work demonstrates a strong focus on Coptic language and literature, scribal practices in Ancient Egypt, and the transition from Christian to Muslim societies in Egypt. His research combines linguistic analysis with historical and religious studies to examine cultural transformations in ancient Egypt, particularly evident in his 2024 publications examining Coptic apocrypha and linguistic patterns. He has received recognition for his contributions through significant research projects: Principal Investigator for 'Conflict in Coptic Culture (CCC). Forming Religious Identity in Early Egyptian Christianity' Member of 'Crossing Boundaries: Understanding Complex Scribal Practices in Ancient Egypt' Member of 'Change and Continuities from a Christian to a Muslim Society -- Egyptian Society and Economy in the 6th to 8th centuries' His academic service includes participation in the research colloquia and interdisciplinary programs of the Department of Classical Studies, contributing to the vibrant scholarly community at the University of Basel that connects Egyptology with other ancient studies disciplines.

Mykola Tarasenkoمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Egyptology
• Funerary Literature
• Ancient Egyptian Religion
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Mykola Tarasenko is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford , affiliated with the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies . He serves as an Associated Fellow at Trinity College and holds leadership positions at the А. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies (NAS Ukraine) , where he directs the Centre of Egyptology . Specializes in ancient Egyptian funerary literature and art , particularly the Book of the Dead Coordinates international projects like the Ukrainian Mummy Project and the Bab el-Gasus Project Focuses on visual-textual traditions of funerary objects (papyri, coffins, mummy bandages) Active in field archaeology across Egypt and Eastern Europe His recent research integrates digital humanities through the Online Egyptological Bibliography project, addressing challenges in Cyrillic-script Egyptological materials. Publications emphasize Third Intermediate Period elite funeral practices and the dissemination of Egyptian artifacts in Eastern Europe.

• Papyrology
• Byzantine Studies
• Late Antiquity
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Jean-Luc Fournet is a French papyrologist and Byzantinist, currently serving as Professor at the Collège de France (chair: 'Culture écrite de l'Antiquité tardive et papyrologie byzantine'). He has held academic positions at the École pratique des hautes études (Directeur d'études, Section IV, Historical and Philological Sciences) and was a Chargé de recherche at CNRS. His research focuses on Greek and Coptic papyrology, Late Antique and Byzantine Egypt, cultural history of written materials, and the transition from Greek to Coptic in Egyptian documentation. He has edited significant texts, including the Archiv für Papyrusforschung , and contributed to understanding the socio-linguistic dynamics of Late Antiquity. Scientific distinctions include the CNRS Bronze Medal, Ambatielos Prize, and Lantier Prize. He actively participates in coptology and serves as vice-president of the Association francophone de coptologie.

Sofie Schiødtمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Ancient Egyptian Medicine
• Medical Papyri
• Egyptology
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Sofie Schiødt is an Egyptologist and External Researcher at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on ancient Egyptian medicine, magic, and social history through philological, archaeological, and osteological methodologies. She completed her PhD in 2021 at the University of Copenhagen with a groundbreaking dissertation on a 6-meter-long medical papyrus. Education: PhD in Egyptology, University of Copenhagen (awarded March 2021) Research Focus: Schiødt specializes in deciphering ancient medical papyri to explore physician-patient dynamics, disease classification, and the intersection of empirical medicine with magical practices in Pharaonic Egypt. Her work reveals sophisticated diagnostic frameworks and therapeutic approaches in areas like ophthalmology, gynecology, and dermatology, contextualized within broader social and religious frameworks of ancient Egyptian science. Publication Trends: Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate concentrated analysis of New Kingdom medical texts, particularly the Carlsberg Papyri series. Her research identifies specialized medical genres (e.g., early herbal treatises), technical terminology evolution, and cross-cultural knowledge transmission in ancient Mediterranean medicine, with emphasis on material evidence from embalming workshops and funerary contexts. Awards: Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2022-2024) at University of Tübingen Academic Engagement: Schiødt has organized international conferences including the Scientific Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East series, securing collaborative funding for papyrological research. Her media outreach includes major features in National Geographic and BBC on ancient mummification techniques, translating complex philological findings for public audiences through Danish National Radio and print media. Research Ecosystem: She operates within Copenhagen's Carsten Niebuhr Institute network, collaborating with Egyptological collections across Europe to analyze unpublished papyri. Current work integrates osteological data with textual evidence to reconstruct disease prevalence and medical interventions in ancient Egyptian populations.