Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert

Hans -Werner Fischer- Elfert ( born September 2, 1954 in Hage ) is a German Egyptologist.

Fischer studied Elfert 1976-1982 Egyptology, Hittite and ethnology at the Universities of Hamburg and Tübingen. In 1985 he received his doctorate in Hamburg. From 1986 to 1987 he was a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg and then to 1989 research assistant at the " Directory Oriental manuscripts in Germany ". From 1989 to 1995 he was a research assistant at the University of Würzburg, where he habilitated in 1994. In 1996 he went as Maître de conférences at the École pratique des hautes études of the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1997 he was Chair of Representatives at the University of Leipzig and then to 1998 research fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for half a year. 1998-99 was followed by another professor at the University of Heidelberg until he Associate Professor at the Institute of Egyptology at the University of Leipzig in October 1999. As such, he is also executive director of the Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig. His activities there he interrupted in the winter semester 2003/ 04 and 2009/ 10 for a visiting professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages ​​and Civilizations at Yale University in New Haven ( Connecticut ).

Fischer Elfert is co-editor of the Journal of Egyptian language and archeology ( ZAS ). His main research interests are the ancient Egyptian literature, magic and medicine.

On 12 February 2010 Fischer Elfert was elected as a member of the Philological- historical class of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig.

Hans -Werner Fischer Elfert is the brother of the artist and documentary filmmaker Ralf- Peter Post.

Writings

  • The satirical pamphlet of the papyrus Anastasi I. composing text. 1983; 2nd enlarged edition, 1992.
  • The satirical pamphlet of the papyrus Anastasi I. Translation and Commentary. In 1986.
  • Literary ostraca of the Ramesside Period in translation. In 1986.
  • With Günter Burkard: Egyptian manuscripts Part 4 ( = directory of Oriental manuscripts in Germany Vol 19, 4. ). 1994
  • Reader finds in the literary quarry of Deir el- Medineh. In 1997.
  • The vision of the statue in the stone. Studies on ancient Egyptian mouth ritual. In 1998.
  • The doctrine of a man for his son. A stage on the " Gottesweg " of loyal and supportive officials of the Middle Kingdom. 2 vols, 1999.
  • Away from Ma'at. Case studies to outsiders in Ancient Egypt. , 2005.
  • Egyptian spells. Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-15-018375-8.
  • Ebers Papyrus and the ancient medicine. Records of the meeting from 15.03 - 16.03.2002 at the Albertina / UB, University of Leipzig ( = philippic, Marburg altertumskundliche treatises. Vol. 7). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-447-05209-0.
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