Jonathan Winnerman, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, studies kingship and sacred power in ancient Egypt and from a comparative perspective. He specializes in the texts and visual culture of the New Kingdom through Late Periods, and teaches all phases of the ancient Egyptian language, including Greco-Roman and Enigmatic hieroglyphs. As associate director of Global Antiquity, he is interested in the application of humanistic modes of inquiry to ancient worlds and their relevance today, and he organizes and teaches interdisciplinary courses on ancient topics, such as foundation myths and ancient engineering.
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