Expdition scientifique en Msopotamie by Julius Oppert - 9781108078986

Expdition scientifique en MsopotamieExcute par ordre du gouvernement de 1851 1854 par MM. Fulgence Fresnel, Flix Thomas, et Jules Oppert\nAuthor(s): Julius Oppert\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108078986, 978-1108078986\nSynopsis\nBorn in Hamburg to Jewish parents, Julius Oppert [tel] later moved to France, where he established a reputation as a remarkably gifted Assyriologist, making significant contributions to the decipherment of cuneiform Akkadian. Between 1851 and 1854, he accompanied the orientalist Fulgence Fresnel [tel] on the French expedition to Mesopotamia. In recognition of his role, involving important excavations at the site of the ancient city of Babylon, Oppert was granted French citizenship. In May 1855, however, a great many of the discovered antiquities were lost when the raft transporting them sank in the Tigris under the weight of its priceless cargo. The present work a.