You are hereHomeBARMay/June 1985Daniel and Belshazzar in HistoryThe Writing on the Wall A. L. Oppenheim described Babylonian omen-taking in his Ancient Mesopotamia, revised by E. Reiner (University of Chicago Press, 1977) pp. 206–227. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.