Researcher of ERC project DiverseNile (2020-2022)

Main areas of research:

Kushite Egypt, Napatan and Meroitic periods of the Kingdom of Kush, Cultural Transfer betweenEgypt and Kush and vice versa, Cultural History of Nubia, Sacral/Festival Architectureand Religious Festivals in Kushite Thebes and Late Period Egypt

Education:

Since December 2008 Doctoral studies in Egyptology and Sudanarchaeology, Thesis title »25th Dynasty Kiosks and Entrance Colonnades in Egypt and Nubia, with a focus on Kushite Thebes« (First supervisor: Prof. Dr. Frank Kammerzell), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

2006 Obtaining academic degree of M.A. Magister Artium (grade 1,0), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

October 1999 – March 2006 Studies in Egyptology, Sudanarchaeology and Classical Archaeology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

October 2003 – March 2004 Studies in Egyptology, Università degli Studi di Roma »La Sapienza«

Career History:

April 2020 to February 2022: Researcher of ERC project DiverseNile, LMU Munich

December 2017 – Nov. 2019: Research Associate (Prof. Dr. Julia Budka, Institute for Egyptology and Coptology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)

July 2014 – December 2016: Project Member at the »Friedrich W. Hinkel Archive Digitization Project«, Friedrich W. Hinkel Research Centre, GermanArchaeological Institute, Headquarters, Berlin

May, November 2011 – January 2012: Research Associate at the Officeof the Secretary-General, Scientific Department, German Archaeological Institute, Headquarters,Berlin

June – December 2011: Research Associate at the GHS-Project »Totenkult im Tempelgrab – Zur Rekonstruktion funerärer Praktiken im spätzeitlichen Theben (Ägypten)« (Prof. Dr. Julia Budka), Austrian Academy of Sciences/Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

September 2006 – May 2011: Research Assistant at theOffice of the Secretary-General and the Edidorial Office, Scientific Department, German Archaeological Institute, Headquarters,Berlin

November 2010 – January 2011: Scholarship of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for Luxor/Egypt

Field Work:

January – February 2012: Sai Island/Sudan, Université Lille III/Austrian Academyof Sciences (Prof. Dr.Julia Budka)

October – November 2009, February – March 2008, October – November 2007: Luxor, Asasif/Egypt, Austrian Academy of Sciences/Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (Prof. Dr. Julia Budka)

February – March 2004, March 2003: Musawwarat es Sufra/Sudan, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (Prof. Dr. Steffen Wenig)

February 2003: Hamadab/Sudan, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin/University of Shendi Sudan)(Dr. Pawel Wolf)

Juny– July 2002: Innsbruck, Goldbühel /Austria, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck (Prof.Dr. Gerhard Tomedi)

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The Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of Sudan renews its announcement of a financial reward for anyone who returns artifacts or provides information on their whereabouts.

An open call to all citizens to contribute to protecting Sudan’s cultural heritage
Recovering looted artifacts is a victory for national identity and preservation of its memory

Press Office – Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism
Saturday, January 17, 2026

The Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism announced the allocation of a financial reward for anyone who returns artifacts in their possession or provides accurate information on their whereabouts, as part of the state’s efforts to protect cultural heritage and recover looted Sudanese artifacts (see also this article).

This announcement comes days after the Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism, Mr. Khalid Al-Aiser, spoke in Port Sudan on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, during a ceremony to recover a large number of looted Sudanese artifacts, totaling 570 rare pieces, affirming that this step represents a victory for national identity and preservation of Sudan’s cultural memory.

The Minister said: „We extend a sincere and reassuring call to all citizens who have found or are keeping artifacts, that the state extends its trust and responsibility, and confirms that returning these artifacts through legal channels is a noble national act, contributing to protecting Sudan’s history and preserving its cultural memory, as a shared right that no individual owns, but is inherited by generations. We take this important national occasion to affirm the state’s commitment to incentivizing any citizen who returns artifacts in their possession or provides information on their whereabouts, with a financial reward in appreciation of their efforts.“

The Press Office, on behalf of the Ministry, renewed the announcement of the financial reward today, affirming the Ministry’s commitment to enhancing the protection of national heritage and encouraging community participation in preserving Sudan’s cultural heritage.

The Ministry confirmed that this initiative is part of efforts to strengthen community partnership, an open call to all citizens to contribute to protecting Sudan’s cultural heritage for future generations.

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A financial reward is being offered for the return of stolen artefacts in Sudan