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The so-called ''Nabonidus Cylinder'' (6th century BCE) refers to Belshazzar as "the eldest son" of Nabonidus. | The so-called ''Nabonidus Cylinder'' (6th century BCE) refers to Belshazzar as "the eldest son" of Nabonidus. | ||
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Belshazzar is mentioned in the Book of Daniel (ch.5) and the Book of Baruch (ch.1), where he is referred to as "the son" of [[Nebuchadnezzar]] and the last king of Babylon. | Belshazzar is mentioned in the Book of Daniel (ch.5) and the Book of Baruch (ch.1), where he is referred to as "the son" of [[Nebuchadnezzar]] and the last king of Babylon. | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 2 July 2010
Belshazzar (6th century BCE) was the son of last king of Babylon, Nabonidus.
Biography
The so-called Nabonidus Cylinder (6th century BCE) refers to Belshazzar as "the eldest son" of Nabonidus.
Belshazzar and the Jews
Belshazzar is mentioned in the Book of Daniel (ch.5) and the Book of Baruch (ch.1), where he is referred to as "the son" of Nebuchadnezzar and the last king of Babylon.
In the Book of Daniel, Belshazzar is accused of profaning the sacred vessels of the Jerusalem Temple in a banquet. As a punishment, the prophet announces the end of his kingdom.
Belshazzar in ancient sources
Nabonidus Cylinder
Book of Daniel
Book of Baruch
Belshazzar in Scholarship
Belshazzar in Fiction
The narrative of the book of Daniel has fascinated generations of artists and generated masterpieces such as the painting by Rembrandt or the oratorio by William Walton.
Related categories
External links
Pages in category "Belshazzar (subject)"
The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
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- La cena del rey Baltasar (1634 Calderón de la Barca), play
- Il convito di Baldassarro (Belshazzar's Feast / 1691 Albergati / Cintoli), oratorio
- Feast of Belshazzar (1705 Celesti), art
- Belshazzar (1745 Haendel / Jennens), oratorio
- Belshazzar's Feast (1818 Hughes), poetry
- Balsazar (1827 Heine), poetry
- Belshazzar's Feast (1834 Griesbach), oratorio
- Balsazar (1840 Schumann), song
- Belshazzar's Feast (1874 Surikov), art
- Belshazzar (1902 Davis), novel
- Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar's Feast / 1905 Procopé), play
- Belsazars gästabud (1906 Sibelius), theatre music
- Le festin de Balthazar (The Feast of Balthazar / 1910 Feuillade), short film
- The Court of Belshazzar (1918 Williams), novel
- Theatre Music to Roche's Belshazzar (1924 Achron), music
- Belsazar, das Ende Babylons (1924 Welten), novel
- Belshazzar (1928 Haggard), novel
- The Flaming Hand (1929 Correll), novel
- Nabonidus and Belshazzar (1929 Dougherty), book
- Belshazzar's Feast (1952 Kubelik / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1953 Boult / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Miracles of Faith (1953 Milhaud), oratorio
- Belshazzar's Feast (1958 Sargent / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1959 Walton / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1961 Ormandy / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1961 Wagner / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1972 Abravanel / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1972 Previn / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1973 Loughran / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1975 Dempster), play
- Belshazzar's Feast (1977 Gibson / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1977 Solti / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- The Writing on the Wall (1983 Garfield / Bragg), children' s novel
- Belshazzar's Feast (1985 Previn / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1988 Hickox / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1988 Shaw / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1989 Willcocks / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1990 Slatkin / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- The Open Gates (1992 Petty), novel
- Belshazzar's Feast (1994 Davis A. / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1995 Litton / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1997 Rattle / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
- Belshazzar's Feast (1999 Davis A. / @1931 Walton), sound recording (oratorio)
Media in category "Belshazzar (subject)"
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