Hieratic script analysis Professors and Supervisors in Germany

Holger Kockelmannمشاهده پروفایل

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Leipzig UniversityGermany

Holger Kockelmann is a Professor at the University of Leipzig, serving as Director of the Egyptological Institute and Egyptian Museum - Georg Steindorff. He also holds the position of Dean of Studies within the Faculty of History, Arts and Regional Studies. His academic career spans multiple institutions including the University of Bonn, Trier, Tübingen, Würzburg, and Ain Shams University. Education: Magister Artium in Egyptology (1994-2000) from the University of Trier, Master of Studies in Oriental Studies at Oxford (2000-2001), Habilitation at Tübingen (2014) Research Interests focus on hieroglyphic temple inscriptions, hieratic and demotic texts, cultural history of Greco-Roman Egypt, comparative Egyptian religious phenomena, and Egyptian onomastics. He leads the Edition of the Temple Inscriptions of Philae project funded by Gerda Henkel Stiftung since 2021. Article Trends show specialization in Philae temple epigraphy, religious text analysis, and visual-textual discrepancies in temple art. His work spans 2016-2021 with co-authorship on collaborative projects. Notable Memberships: International Association of Egyptologists (since 2010), Egypt Exploration Society (since 2006), ICOM (since 2023) Collaborative Efforts include partnerships with institutions like Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino, Austrian Academy of Sciences, and projects involving digital humanities (e.g., Digital Rosetta Stone). His work integrates archaeological, philological, and computational approaches to ancient Egyptian studies.

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Elena Luise Hertelمشاهده پروفایل

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University of HamburgGermany

Dr. Elena Luise Hertel is an affiliated researcher at the University of Hamburg’s Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC). She holds a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Basel (2024) and specializes in ancient Egyptian cursive scripts (Hieratic, Abnormal Hieratic, Demotic), focusing on materiality, writing across media, and cultural change during Egypt’s Late Bronze and Iron Ages. Her current project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, investigates the use of cursive script on stelae during the Third Intermediate Period. She also serves as Principal Investigator for this project (2025–2027). During her Petra Kappert Fellowship (Oct 2024–Mar 2025), she prepared interdisciplinary collaborations, finalized publications, and established technical frameworks for 3D scanning of stelae inscriptions. Education: PhD in Egyptology, University of Basel (2024); studies in Egyptology in Germany and the Netherlands. Research Focus: Materiality of writing, cultural transitions in ancient Egypt, and stelae inscriptions. Her work bridges archaeological and textual analysis, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to manuscript cultures. Projects & Labs: Leading a project on stelae inscriptions, integrating digital technologies like 3D scanning. Collaborates with scholars across disciplines at CSMC to explore script use beyond traditional media contexts.

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Susanne Beckمشاهده پروفایل

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University of TübingenGermany

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).

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Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergenمشاهده پروفایل

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University of MainzGermany

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.

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Tabitha Krausمشاهده پروفایل

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University of MainzGermany

Tabitha Kraus MA (AKU) is a Lecturer and researcher at the Department of Egyptology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU Mainz). She holds a Master's degree in Egyptology (2019) and a Bachelor's degree (2015) from the same university, with thesis topics focusing on hieratic script analysis and Egyptian iconography. Her research focuses on Hieratic graphetics , particularly the [BIRDS] sign category , and rock graffiti iconography . She has contributed to the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz's "Ancient Egyptian Cursive Scripts" project since 2017 and leads lectures in the "Studying 50Plus" program. Her work bridges digital humanities with traditional Egyptological methods. Tabitha Kraus is part of the "Egyptology goes to school" initiative and has presented at international conferences like the 7ème Académie hiératique (2023) and Graffiti Quest (2023). She has interned at the State Museum of Egyptian Art Munich and the British Museum London.

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