Epic of Gilgamesh
The "Epic of Gilgamesh" was discovered by Austen Henry Layard, Hormuzd Rassam, and W. K. Loftus in 1853. The central character of Gilgamesh was initially reintroduced to the world as ""Izdubar"", before the cuneiform logographs in his name could be pronounced accurately. The first modern translation was published in the early 1870s by George Smith. Smith then made further discoveries of texts on his later expeditions, which culminated in his final translation which is given in his book "The Chaldaean Account of Genesis" (1880).
Découvertes Gallimard
From the transport of the Luxor Obelisk on the Place de la Concorde to the fabulous discovery of Tutankhamun's treasures, Jean Vercoutter recounts the history of rediscovery of ancient Egypt in this small volume— (lit. "In Search of Forgotten Egypt"; English edition: "The Search for Ancient Egypt")—which inaugurated the collection "Découvertes Gallimard" in 1986. It is part of the series; in other words, the book explaining the whole history of Egyptology—its birth and growth, with all the important figures in this history—of the "search for forgotten Egypt", the study of archaeological sites, artefacts and documents discovered in Egypt in the 18 and 19 centuries. It's almost like a "graphic novel", replete with colour plates. There are seven chapters: