Emily Teeter

Emily Teeter
Born	1953 (age 72–73)
Education	University of Washington (BA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Egyptology
Institutions	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Emily Teeter (born 1953) is an American Egyptologist and research associate at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures in Chicago. She has served as a consultant or curator for Egyptian galleries at several museums, including the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Field Museum. ^{[1] [2]}

Teeter earned a BA in history from the University of Washington. ^[3] She received her PhD from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. ^[4]

Sher served a three-year term as president of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) and additionally serves as the editor of its academic journal JARCE .

Books

• Chicago on the Nile: A Century of Work by the Epigraphic Survey of the University of Chicago (2024)
• Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt (2011)
• Egypt and the Egyptians (with Douglas J. Brewer) (2007)
• The Life of Meresamun: A Temple Singer in Ancient Egypt (with Janet H. Johnson), University of Chicago Oriental Institute Museum Publications, OIMP 29, 135 pages, 120 color and 20 B&W illustrations, 2009 Archived Copy

References

1. Levitt, Aimee (12 December 2013). "Emily Teeter, The Egyptologist - The People Issue 2013". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
2. "Emily Teeter". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
3. Hague, Sharon (30 September 2020). "Interview with Emily Teeter". Sharon Janet Hague, Author. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
4. "Emily Teeter | Smithsonian Journeys Expert | Smithsonian Journeys". www.smithsonianjourneys.org. Retrieved 29 December 2025.