Books in the Expedition scientifique en Mesopotamie series

The Assyriologist Julius Oppert (1825-1905) made significant contributions to the decipherment of cuneiform Akkadian. This two-volume work, published 1859-63, describes the 1851-4 French expedition to Mesopotamia, which conducted important excavations at Babylon. Oppert reports on the journey, the archaeological results, and the deciphering of the cuneiform inscriptions.