Published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1882, NS. vol XIV, pp. 377-732) by Archibald Sayce, the renowned Assyriologist and linguist (1846-1933). Sayce was the first to decipher the language of the Van inscriptions, now called Urartian, and which he termed Vannic. This article, in 359 pdf pages, includes: 1. Geography of the inscriptions; 2. History of the inscriptions; 3. Theology of the inscriptions; 4. Syllabary and grammar; 5. Inscriptions of Sarduri I, of Ishpuini, Menuas, Argishti, Sarduri II, Rusas; inscriptions of undetermined date; the inscription of Menuas at Kelishin; the seal of Urzana of Mutsatsir; the inscription of Tarku; 6. Vocabulary. Book digitized by Google, article excerpted and uploaded to Internet Archive by user Robert Bedrosian.