Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- A Journey through the Beyond: The Development of the Concept of Duat and Related Cosmological Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 7 (Book - 2022)
- The Otherworld (with)in This World: Imhet as a (Super)natural Conduit between Dimensions in Egyptian Sources (Journal article - 2022)
- A Cosmography of the Unknown: The qbhw (ntrw) Region of the Outer Sky in the Book of Nut (Journal article - 2021)
- Once Again on Shetayt: A Reappraisal of the ‘Mysterious One’ in the New Kingdom Netherworld Books (Chapter - 2021)
- 'Off with Their Heads!’ The Htmyt as Landscape of Punishment in the Netherworld Books (Chapter - 2024)
- Two Amduat Papyri in Liverpool (Chapter - 2024)
2025
(Forthcoming, 2026). La Tomba di Amenemope (TT 265) a Deir el-Medina: Risultati Preliminari della Prima Stagione di Studio
Zago, S., & Pillon, A. (n.d.). (Forthcoming, 2026). La Tomba di Amenemope (TT 265) a Deir el-Medina: Risultati Preliminari della Prima Stagione di Studio. In A. Di Natale, & C. Basile (Eds.), Atti del XXIII Convegno di Egittologia e Papirologia, (Siracusa 12-15 Dicembre 2024) (Vol. 22). Siracusa: Istituto Internazionale del Papiro.
Restauration et étude de la tombe du scribe Amenemipet (TT 265)
Zago, S., Pillon, A., & Sedek, M. Y. (2025). Restauration et étude de la tombe du scribe Amenemipet (TT 265). In C. Larcher, D. Lefevre, M. Rochebeuf, M.-L. Arnette, C. Gobeil, K. Gabler, M. Y. Sedek, S. Zago, A. Pillon, A. Dorn, S. Polis, S. Vuilleumier, J. Posch, L.-P. Bazelier, L. Bavay, B. Haring, K. van der Moezel, E. Panaite, D. Bruegger, A. G. De Marco, G. Eschenbrenner Diemer, J. Vilaró Fabregat, M. Serpico, A. Austin, M. Louys and C. Spinazzi, “Deir el-Médina (2024): Mission d’étude et de restauration"Bulletin archéologique des Écoles françaises à l’étranger, Egypt. doi:10.4000/14fx1
2024
Two Amduat Papyri in Liverpool
Zago, S. (2024). Two Amduat Papyri in Liverpool. In G. Miniaci, C. Greco, P. Del Vesco, M. Mancini, & C. Alù (Eds.), A Matter of Religions: Gods and People in Ancient Egypt: Studies Presented to Marilina Betrò (pp. 105-113). Pisa: Pisa University Press.
'Off with Their Heads!’ The Htmyt as Landscape of Punishment in the Netherworld Books
Zago, S. (2024). 'Off with Their Heads!’ The Htmyt as Landscape of Punishment in the Netherworld Books. In G. Godenho, N. Nielsen, & A. Cooke (Eds.), Landscapes: Studies in Honour of Steven Snape (pp. 319-331). Wallasey (UK): Abercromby Press.
2023
The Egyptian Conceptualization of the Otherworld
Zago, S. (2023). The Egyptian Conceptualization of the Otherworld. The Ancient Near East Today, 11(8). Retrieved from https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/08/egyptian-conceptualization-otherworld
(Forthcoming, 2025) Talking Dead: Conflict and Cooperation between This World and the Next in Ancient Egypt
Zago, S. (n.d.). (Forthcoming, 2025) Talking Dead: Conflict and Cooperation between This World and the Next in Ancient Egypt. Journal of Ancient Civilizations.
2022
The Otherworld (with)in This World: Imhet as a (Super)natural Conduit between Dimensions in Egyptian Sources
Zago, S. (2022). The Otherworld (with)in This World: Imhet as a (Super)natural Conduit between Dimensions in Egyptian Sources. JOURNAL OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, 81(2), 283-304. doi:10.1086/721488
Where is Justice Served? : reconsidering the Location of the Great Court of Day 21 in Papyrus Abbott
Zago, S. (2022). Where is Justice Served? : reconsidering the Location of the Great Court of Day 21 in Papyrus Abbott. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 44, 63-79. doi:10.12871/97888333964464
(Forthcoming, 2025) The (Other) World in Words: Determinatives as ‘Telltale’ Icons Encoding the Egyptian Duat
Zago, S. (n.d.). (Forthcoming, 2025) The (Other) World in Words: Determinatives as ‘Telltale’ Icons Encoding the Egyptian Duat. In S. Quirke, R. Lucarelli, & H. Rashwan (Eds.), Rethinking the Visual Aesthetics of Ancient Egyptian Writing: Proceedings of the Conference. London: Routledge.
A Journey through the Beyond: The Development of the Concept of Duat and Related Cosmological Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 7
Zago, S. (2022). A Journey through the Beyond. Lockwood Press. doi:10.5913/2022532
2021
Book of Nut
Zago, S. (2021). Book of Nut. The Database of Religious History. Retrieved from https://religiondatabase.org/landing
A Cosmography of the Unknown: The qbhw (ntrw) Region of the Outer Sky in the Book of Nut
Zago, S. (2021). A Cosmography of the Unknown. The qbḥw (nṯrw) Region of the Outer Sky in the Book of Nutوَصَفٌ لمكانٍ مجهولٍ في الكون: مِنْطَقَة (obḥw nṯrw) الوَاقِعَة في الْفَضَاء. Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, (121), 511-529. doi:10.4000/bifao.10285
Once Again on Shetayt: A Reappraisal of the ‘Mysterious One’ in the New Kingdom Netherworld Books
Zago, S. (2021). Once Again on Shetayt: A Reappraisal of the ‘Mysterious One’ in the New Kingdom Netherworld Books. In C. Geisen, J. Li, S. B. Shubert, & K. Yamamoto (Eds.), His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 5 (pp. 9-21). Atlanta (GA): Lockwood Press.
2020
La concezione egizia dell'aldila'
Zago, S. (2020). La concezione egizia dell'aldila'. In A. Provenzali, & S. Ceruti (Eds.), Sotto il Cielo di Nut: Egitto Divino (pp. 158-162). Milan: Officina Libraria.
2019
Marriage, Ancient Egypt
Zago, S. (2019). Marriage, Ancient Egypt. In C. Helmer, S. L. McKenzie, T. Römer, J. Schröter, B. D. Walfish, & E. Ziolkowski (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. 17 (pp. 992-994). Berlin: de Gruyter.
Tracing the Conceptualization of the Afterlife between Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts (vol 145, pg 205, 2018)
Zago, S. (2019). Tracing the Conceptualization of the Afterlife between Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts (vol 145, pg 205, 2018). ZEITSCHRIFT FUR AGYPTISCHE SPRACHE UND ALTERTUMSKUNDE, 146(1), 101. doi:10.1515/zaes-2018-1000
Conceptualizing Life after Death: the Evolution of the Concept of Duat and Related Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature
Zago, S. (2019). Conceptualizing Life after Death: the Evolution of the Concept of Duat and Related Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature. (University of Toronto).
2018
Imagining the Beyond: The Conceptualization of Duat between the Old and the Middle Kingdoms
Zago, S. (2018). Imagining the Beyond: The Conceptualization of Duat between the Old and the Middle Kingdoms. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 54, 203-217. doi:10.5913/jarce.54.2018.a016
Classifying the Duat: Tracing the Conceptualization of the Afterlife between Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts
Zago, S. (2018). Classifying the Duat. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR AGYPTISCHE SPRACHE UND ALTERTUMSKUNDE, 145(2), 205-218. doi:10.1515/zaes-2018-0018
2017
Review of Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art: Systematic Catalogue of the Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Zago, S. (2017). Review of Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art: Systematic Catalogue of the Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. Journal of the Society for the Studies of Egyptian Antiquities, 43, 151-156.
2012
Il mito nell’antico Egitto nel caso dei Testi delle Piramidi: nuovi approcci e metodologie
Zago, S. (2012). Il mito nell’antico Egitto nel caso dei Testi delle Piramidi: nuovi approcci e metodologie. Il futuro nell'archeologia. Il contributo dei giovani ricercatori: atti del IV Convegno Nazionale dei Giovani Archeologi, Tuscania (VT), 12-15 Maggio 2011, 149-154.