Footnote

“Belshazzar.” Aram., Bel·shaʼts·tsarʹ; Gr., Bal·taʹsar; Syr., Belit·sha·tsar; Vg^c(Lat.), Bal·tasʹsar. In the Babylonian tablet No. 38,299, in the British Museum, the name appears as “Bel-sharusur.” Says Nabonidus and Belshazzar, by R. P. Dougherty, New Haven, 1929, p. 186: “Cuneiform allusions to Belshazzar have thrown so much light upon the rôle which he played that his place in history stands clearly revealed. There are many texts which indicate that Belshazzar almost equalled Nab­onidus in position and prestige.”