Belshazzar
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Babylonian prince
Babylonian ruler
biblical figure
character in the Book of Daniel
crown prince
prince of Babylon
Belshazzar is a biblical Babylonian prince or king best known for the story of the mysterious handwriting on the wall that foretold the fall of his kingdom.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian prince
ⓘ
Babylonian ruler ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ character in the Book of Daniel ⓘ crown prince ⓘ prince of Babylon ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Bel ⓘ |
| country |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Jewish art ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Babylon
|
| dynasty |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian dynasty
|
| event |
Belshazzar’s Feast
ⓘ
surface form:
Belshazzar’s feast
|
| father | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| genreOfNarrative | didactic court tale ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Babylon ⓘ |
| hosted | great feast for a thousand lords ⓘ |
| influenced | expression "the writing on the wall" in English ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Aramaic ⓘ |
| inscriptionText | MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN ⓘ |
| interpreterOfWriting | Daniel ⓘ |
| killedBy | invading forces of Medes and Persians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians
ⓘ
feast described in the Book of Daniel ⓘ story of the handwriting on the wall ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Bel protect the king ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Daniel
ⓘ
Book of Daniel ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Daniel, chapter 5
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| moralTheme | divine judgment on arrogant rulers ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Baltasar
ⓘ
Balthazar ⓘ Belšar-uṣur ⓘ |
| offense |
praising gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone
ⓘ
profaning sacred vessels from the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| offeredPosition | third ruler in the kingdom ⓘ |
| offeredRewardTo | Daniel ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-regent of Babylon
ⓘ
crown prince of Babylon ⓘ |
| prophecyAbout |
division of his kingdom between Medes and Persians
ⓘ
end of his kingdom ⓘ |
| relative | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| religion |
Babylonian polytheism
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian religion
|
| rewardFulfilledFor | Daniel ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar"
ⓘ
John Martin’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast" ⓘ Rembrandt’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast" ⓘ numerous sermons and theological commentaries ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Darius the Mede ⓘ |
| summoned | Daniel ⓘ |
| symbolInTradition | example of pride and sacrilege ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian period
|
| usedSacredVesselsFrom |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Temple
|
| viewInCriticalScholarship | semi-legendary or literary figure based on historical prince Bel-shar-usur ⓘ |
| visionOrSign | mysterious handwriting on the wall ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Daniel