Research at the Institut
A large part of the research projects in Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies carried out at the UAB are attached to the Institute. Since 2006, the following projects have been carried out:
1) Project: Excavacions arqueològiques i documentació epigràfica a Saqqara (Egipte): jaciments de Kom el-Khamasin i Menawat.
Funding: Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, Generalitat de Catalunya.
Reference: 2006EXCAVA00003.
Duration: from 14/06/2006 to 17/06/2009.
Funding received: 36.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
2) Project: Los semagramas de los Textos de las Pirámides entre iconicidad y realidad referencial (ca. 2380-2160 a.C.). Estudio paleográfico, filológico, semiótico e histórico-cultural.
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Gobierno de España.
Reference: FFI2009-13299.
Duration: from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012.
Funding received: 84.700 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
3) Group: Grup de Recerca Consolidat (GRC): Grup d’Estudis sobre Egipte i el Pròxim Orient a l’Antiguitat (GEEPOA).
Awarding body: Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, Generalitat de Catalunya.
Reference: 2017SGR658.
Duration: from 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2021.
Funding received: recognised but not funded group.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
4) Project: Misión hispano-egipcia en Saqqara suroeste. Yacimiento de Kom el-Khamasin y área circundante.
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Fundación Palarq.
Reference: 2018PALARQ-05.
Duration: from 15/03/2019 to 31/12/2019.
Funding received: 10.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
5) Project: Misión hispano-egipcia en Saqqara suroeste. Yacimiento de Kom el-Khamasin y área circundante (segunda campaña).
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Fundación Palarq.
Reference: 2019PALARQ-06.
Duration: from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2021.
Funding received: 10.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
6) Project: Estudios de epigrafía funeraria egipcia de la región menfita.
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Gobierno de España.
Reference: PID2019-105878GB-I00.
Area / sub-area: Culture: philology, literature and art / Literature, philology, ancient languages and cultures and cultural studies.
Duration: from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2022.
Funding received: 30.250,00 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
7) Project: Misión Hispano-Egipcia en Saqqara Suroeste. Excavaciones arqueológicas en la necrópolis de Kom el-Khamasin y área circundante.
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Dirección General de Bellas Artes, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, Gobierno de España.
Reference: T002020N0000045381.
Duration: from 03/04/2021 to 20/09/2021.
Funding received: 18.000,00 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
8) Project: Misión hispano-egipcia en Saqqara suroeste. Yacimiento de Kom el-Khamasin y área circundante (tercera campaña).
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Fundación Palarq.
Reference: 2021PALARQ-02.
Duration: from 01/04/2022 to 31/12/2022.
Funding received: 10.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
9) Project: Misión hispano-egipcia en Saqqara suroeste. Yacimiento de Kom el-Khamasin y área circundante (cuarta campaña).
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Fundación Palarq.
Reference: 2022-PALARQ-03.
Duration: from 01/04/2023 to 31/12/2023.
Funding received: 7.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
10) Group: Grup de Recerca Consolidat (GRC): Grup d’Estudis sobre Egipte i el Pròxim Orient a l’Antiguitat (GEEPOA).
Awarding body: Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, Generalitat de Catalunya.
Reference: 2021 SGR 00136.
Duration: from 01/01/2022 to 30/06/2025.
Funding received: recognised but not funded group.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
11) Project: Craft Priests in Ancient Egypt. The Memphite Priesthood: People, Spaces, Activities.
Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Gobierno de España.
Reference: PID2022-141435NB-I00.
Duration: from 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2027 (48 meses).
Funding received: 137.500,00 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
12) Project: Craft Priests: The Tomb of the Memphite High Priest Sabu Tjety at Saqqara North (Spanish-Egyptian Archaeological Mission in Saqqara, SEAMS).
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Fundación Palarq.
Reference: 2023PALARQ-03.
Duration: from 29/01/2024 to 31/12/2024.
Funding received: 8.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
13) Project: Ajut per a la adquisició/renovació d’equipament científic i tecnològic ‒ UAB 2024.
Funding: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Reference: Equipament_07_2024_5 / INFUAB_2021SGR00136.
Duration: from 17/09/2024 to 30/06/2025.
Funding received: 10.193,35 €.
14) Project: Excavaciones arqueológicas en Saqqara (Egipto). Trabajos en la ecròpolis de los sumos sacerdotes de Menfis del Reino Antiguo (ca. 2500-2200 aC) (segunda campaña).
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural y Bellas Artes, Ministerio de Cultura, Gobierno de España.
Reference: 01924-01885594.
Duration: from 01/04/2024 to 31/12/2025.
Funding received: 32.399,19 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori
15) Project: Sacerdotes artesanos: las tumbas de los sumos sacerdotes menfitas del Reino Antiguo en Saqqara Norte (Misión Arqueológica Hispano-Egipcia en Saqqara).
(Project with excavation permits granted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt.)
Funding: Fundación Palarq.
Reference: 2024_PALARQ_3.
Duration: from 01/03/2025 to 31/12/2025.
Funding received: 8.000 €.
Principal investigator: Josep Cervelló Autuori