Research Foci
- Literary and documentary papyrology
- The cult of saints and early legends of the Egyptian church
- Daily life in late antique cities and villages
- Knowledge and education in late Roman Egypt
- Health care and medicine: Healing cults and medical care in hospitals and healing shrines
CV
Academic Education
- Cologne University, PhD in Classical Archaeology
- International Summer School in Papyrology, Christ Church, Oxford. Papyrusedition: P.Oxy 4629: Letter to a Countess
- Cologne University, studies in Papyrology, MA in Egyptology, Classical Archaeology and Ancient Greek
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, MA studies in Egyptology, Classical Archaeology and Ancient Greek
- Pitzer College, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, California, USA, BA in Classics und Anthropology
- College Year in Athens, American School of Classical Studies
- Catholic girls school in East Berlin
Positions
- Professor for Coptology at the Institute for Egyptology and Coptology in Münster
- Research Associate at the University of Oxford, Faculty of History. European Research Council Project: The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity, Electronic Corpus
- Research Associate at Leiden University, School for Middle Eastern Studies, Leiden Institute for Area Studies. European Research Council Project: The Formation of Islam. The View from Below: The History of Islam’s First Two Centuries from Arabic, Greek and Coptic Papyri
- Research Associate at the Institute for Classics in Cologne, Papyrology, Epigraphy and Numismatics: Edition of the Coptic papyrus codex with the earliest Testament of Job (TestIob), financed by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
- Temporary lecturer at the Institute for Egyptology in Cologne
- Research Fellow at the Institute for Egyptology in Cologne, Lise-Meitner-Habilitationsstipendium for the Project The Coptic Hagiographic Dossier of St Kollouthos
- Research Associate at the Institute for Classics in Cologne, Digital ZPE
Honors
- Forschungsstipendium – Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
- Lise-Meitner-Stipendium – Ministerium für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Postdoc Stipendium für Papyrologie – Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Arbeitsstelle für Papyrologie, Epigraphik und Numismatik
- Doktorandenstipendium – Graduiertenkolleg Formierung und Selbstdarstellung städtischer Eliten des römischen Reiches, Institut für Klassische Archäologie der Universität zu Köln
- Forschungsstipendium – Arbeitsstelle für Papyrologie, Epigraphik und Numismatik der Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Honorary Senior Research Associate – Griffith Institute, University of Oxford
Teaching
- Praktikum: Practical Experience (6 Weeks) [M19] [099181]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Richter, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Lieven, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber)
[21.03.2025 | n. V. | Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner] - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [M17] [099179]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Richter, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Lieven, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber)
[21.03.2025 | n. V. | Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner] - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [M18] [099180]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Richter, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Lieven, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber)
[21.03.2025 | n. V. | Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner] - Sonderveranstaltung: Vorbesprechung B.A.-AKÄV und M.A.-SKÄA
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber)
[ - | RS 2 | Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner] - Proseminar: The Most Important Archaeological Sites of Late Antique Egypt [GM 2.6] [097168]
- Seminar: Coptic III: The Oracle of Mother Mary, a Miniature Codex from the Sixth Century with Practical Reading Tips [VMb.4 (Kop3)] [097179]
- Seminar: The Testament of Abraham: Ideal Behaviour and Religious Politics from Antiquity to Modernity [M 9.2 / AST] [097246]
- Seminar: Readings in the Letters and Documents from Kellis in Dialect L [M 8.4 (Kop7)] [097263]
- Seminar: Coptic Literary Texts II: Gnomai [M 8.3 (Kop6)] [097264]
- Praktikum: Practical Experience (6 Weeks) [M19] [097258]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [M17] [097256]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [M18] [097257]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology [M 15.3] [097250]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology [M 16.3] [097254]
- Sprachkurs: Coptic I [AM 1b.4 (Kop1)] (with tutorial) [097172]
- Sonderveranstaltung: Vorbesprechung B.A.-AKÄV und M.A.-SKÄA
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [M17] [095177]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (6 Weeks) [M19] [095179]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [M18] [095178]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Proseminar: The Most Important Archaeological Sites of Late Antique Egypt [GM 2.6] [093158]
- Seminar: Coptic Literary Texts II: Ideals for Life [M 8.3 (Kop6)] [093270]
- Seminar: Coptic III: Taken from Life [VMb (Kop3)] [093168]
- Seminar: Deciphering World Knowledge: An Introduction to Famous Papyrus Discoveries [M 9.2] [093150]
- Seminar: Readings in Faiyumic, Bohairic, Subachmimic and Oxyrhynchite Texts [M 8.4 (Kop7)] [093175]
- Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [MA PO22 M17] [093256]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (6 Weeks) [MA PO22 M19] [093258]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience (3 Weeks) [MA PO22 M18] [093257]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practicum [MA PO15 M20] [093269]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practicum [MA PO15 M18] [093267]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practicum [MA PO15 M19] [093268]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology [MA PO22 M15.3] [093250]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology [MA PO15 M11.3] [093265]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology [MA PO15 M10.3] [093261]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology [MA PO22 M16.3] [093254]
- Sprachkurs: Coptic I [AM 1c (Kop1)] (with tutorial) [093162]
- Seminar: Rules for Daily Life: The Gnomai of Nicaea [M 7.3 (Kop6)] [099205]
- Seminar: Coptic Papyrology: Text Editing Seminar in the Cologne Papyrus Collection [M 21] [099208]
- Seminar: The Most Important Archaeological Sites of Late Antique Egypt [GM 2b] [098960]
- Seminar: Far from the Gods and Graves: Everyday Life in Late Antique Egypt [M 21] [098953]
(in cooperation with Dr. Suzana Hodak) - Hauptseminar: Coptic III: Miracle Stories Concerning the Healing Cult at Abu Mina [VMb (Kop3)] [098971]
- Praktikum: Practical Experience I [M 18] [099217]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience [M 20] [099219]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience II [M 19] [099218]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology/Papyrology [M 10.3] [099211]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology [M 11.3] [099215]
- Kolloquium: Colloquium on the Cultural History of Ancient Egypt
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser) - Sprachkurs: Coptic I [AM 1c] (with tutorial) [098963]
- Vorlesung: Introduction to Coptology [GM 1a] [097153]
- Seminar: Coptic Papyrology: Text Editing Seminar [M 21] [097242]
- Seminar: Origin, Development and Continuance of Egyptian Monasticism [M 21] [097237]
(in cooperation with Dr. Suzana Hodak) - Seminar: In Shenoute's Shadow: The Letters of Besa [M 7.2 (Kop5) / M 15.1 (Kop8)] [097171]
- Seminar: Scribes, Documenting, Producing Records: Working with Ancient Textual Sources [M 1.1] [097167]
- Praktikum: Practical Experience I [M 18] [097232]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience II [M 19] [097233]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience [M 20] [097234]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Forschungspraktikum: Directed Independent Studies in Coptology [M 12.3] [097231]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology/Papyrology [M 10.3] [097223]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology/Papyrology [M 11.3] [097227]
- Sprachkurs: Coptic II: The Life of the Miracle Worker Aaron [VMa (Kop2) / M 7.1 (Kop4)] (with tutorial) [097164]
- Seminar: Coptic Documents about Financial Concerns and Legal Conflicts [M 7.3 (Kop6)] [095247]
- Seminar: Lived History: Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis from the First to the Fifth Centuries [M 21] [095249]
(in cooperation with Dr. Suzana Hodak) - Seminar: Coptic Papyrology: Editing Seminar [M 21] [095250]
- Seminar: Readings in Faiyumic, Bohairic, Subachmimic and Oxyrhynchite Texts [M 7.4 (Kop7)] [095248]
- Hauptseminar: The Miracles of Saint Apa Mena: Coptic Texts Concerning the Healing-Cult Center at Abu Mina [VMb (Kop3)] [095246]
- Praktikum: Practical Experience [M 20] [095204]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience I [M 18] [095202]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience II [M 19] [095203]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology [M 11.3] [095201]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology [M 10.3] [095197]
- Sprachkurs: Coptic I [AM 1c] (with tutorial) [095245]
- Vorlesung: Introduction to Coptology [GM 1a] [093135]
- Seminar: Coptic Documents and Paraliterary Texts II: The World of the Papyri: Text Preparation and Text Editing [M 7.2 (Kop5) / M 15.1 (Kop8)] [093154]
- Seminar: Coptic Literary Texts I: On the Cult of the Holy Apa Phoibammon, the Avenger of False Oaths [M 7.1 (Kop4)] [093158]
- Seminar: Scribes, Writing, Text Form: From the Principles of Philology to Papyrology [M 1.1] [093151]
- Praktikum: Module Fundamentals of Didactics of Physics [093169]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Lieven, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience I [M 18] [093168]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Lieven, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Praktikum: Practical Experience II [M 19] [093178]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Florian Kreppner, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Lieven, Prof. Dr. Kristin Kleber) - Forschungspraktikum: Research Training in Coptology [M 10.3] [093167]
- Forschungspraktikum: Research and Writing for Publication in Coptology [M 11.3] [093177]
- Forschungspraktikum: Directed Independent Studies in Coptology [M 12.3] [093173]
- Sprachkurs: Coptic II: Concluding Introduction to the Grammar (Part 2: 5 Lessons) and Readings from the Miracle Stories of the Holy Apa Phoibammon, the Avenger of False Oaths [VMa (Kop2)] (with tutorial) [093149]
- Praktikum: Practical Experience (6 Weeks) [M19] [099181]
Projects
- Time and Artefact ( – )
Internally at the University of Münster Funded Project: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs - EXC 2060 A3-28 – EXC 2060 A3-28 - Abraham and Daily Life: Active and Transmitted Piety in the Coptic Tradition of the Testament of Abraham Through Original Codices of the 4th and 10th Centuries (since )
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Cluster of Excellence | Project Number: EXC 2060/1
- Time and Artefact ( – )
Publications
Books
Books (Monographs)
- . . Kölner ägyptische Papyri: Band 2. - Koptische Urkunden der früharabischen Zeit . 0th Ed. N/A: unbekannt / n.a. / unknown.
- . . Das koptisch hagiographische Dossier des Heiligen Kolluthos – Arzt, Märtyrer und Wunderheiler, eingeleitet, neu ediert, übersetzt und kommentiert, CSCO 650 Subsidia 132. 0th Ed. Löwen: Peeters Publishers.
- . . Der koptische Kölner Papyruskodex 3221, Teil I: Das Testament des Iob, Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, Sonderreihe Papyrologica Coloniensia XXXIII. 0th Ed. N/A: unbekannt / n.a. / unknown.
- . . Schein und Sein. Schmuckgebrauch in der römischen Kaiserzeit, Monographs on Antiquity 1. 0th Ed. Löwen: Peeters Publishers.
Books (Edited Collections)
- 0th Ed. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing. (Hrsg.): . Coptica Palatina : koptische Texte aus der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung (P.Heid.Kopt.).
- 0th Ed. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh. (Hrsg.): . Kölner Papyri: Band 15 .
Articles
Research Articles (Journals)
- . . ‘The 'Ode' to Egypt : P.Köln 354: Egypt as the Holy Land of martyrs.’ Journal of Coptic Studies 20: 165–172. doi: 10.2143/JCS.20.0.3284657.
- . . ‘The healing shrines of St. Phoibammon : evidence of cult activity in Coptic legal documents.’ Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum 20, № 3: 496–523. doi: 10.1515/zac-2016-0044.
Research Articles in Edited Proceedings (Conferences)
- . . ‘The monastery of Apa Apollo as landowner and employer .’ In Village institutions in Egypt in the Roman to early Arab periods, edited by , 169–177. 0th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Introduction.’ In Coptic society, literature and religion from late antiquity to modern times. - volume 1, edited by , 637–638. 0th Ed. Löwen: Peeters Publishers.
- . . ‘Micro- and macro-management responsibilities of the head of the monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit.’ In Coptic society, literature and religion from late antiquity to modern times. - volume 1, edited by , 683–692. 0th Ed. Löwen: Peeters Publishers.
Book Contributions
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- . . ‘Monastic control over agriculture and farming : new evidence from the Egyptian monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit concerning the payment of APARCHE.’ In Authority and control in the countryside, edited by , 420–431. 0th Ed. Leiden: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004386549_014.
- . . „641. Heilmittel gegen Blutungen aus dem Unterleib, gegen Schwellungen und Angstzustände (Inv. 1850).“ In Kölner Papyri: Band 15, herausgegeben von , 253–260. 0th Ed. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh.
- . . „640. Anrufung der Sonne und all ihrer Mächte in der Hoffnung auf eine gute Honigernte (Inv. 20826).“ In Kölner Papyri: Band 15, herausgegeben von , 247–252. 0th Ed. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh.
- . . „639. Über die Nichtigkeit der Philosophie angesichts des Todes (Inv. O 2 ).“ In Kölner Papyri: Band 15, herausgegeben von , 243–246. 0th Ed. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh.
- . . ‘A potter's way of bookkeeping : a tally stick from early Islamic Egypt .’ In Labor omnia uicit improbus, edited by , 349–354. 0th Ed. Löwen: Peeters Publishers.
- . . ‘61-62 : two papyri from Djeme.’ In Mélanges Jean Gascou : textes et études papyrologiques (P. Gascou) , edited by , 403–411. 0th Ed. N/A: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag.
- . . „593: Liste von Gefangenen (Inv. 2227).“ In Kölner Papyri: Band 14, herausgegeben von , 238–239. 0th Ed. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh.
- . . ‘Christian women in Muslim Egypt : a public minority.’ In The late antique world of early Islam, edited by , 63–84. 0th Ed. N/A: Sonstiger Verlag / other publisher.
Entries in Encyclopediae (Book Contributions)
- . . ‘Stephanos of Lenaios.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 1416. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Satrius Arrianus.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 1335. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Phileas of Thmuis.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 1183–1184. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Papnouthis, archive of.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 1137. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Paese and Thecla, Ss.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 1118. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Nicopolis (Egypt).’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 1074. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘martyr passions, Egypt.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 977–978. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Julius of Aqfahs (Julius of Kbehs).’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 2, edited by , 843. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Culcianus (Clodius Culcianus).’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 1, edited by , 438. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Colluthus, S.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 1, edited by , 372. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- . . ‘Antinoopolis.’ In The Oxford dictionary of Late Antiquity. - volume 1, edited by , 83. 1st Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.