CONTENTS

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I.Babylon the Great[1]
II.Belshazzar the King[14]
III.The Yoke of the Chaldees[31]
IV.Ruth[48]
V.The Temple of Nabu[60]
VI.The Glory of the Chaldees[75]
VII.The Spell of the Maskim[97]
VIII.The Harem of the King[117]
IX.The King of the Bow[131]
X.Bel accuses[154]
XI.Nabu defies the King[167]
XII.The Wise Gudea prospers[181]
XIII.Gudea fares on a Journey[ 196]
XIV.Belshazzar chooses his Path[212]
XV.Daniel delivers a Message[229]
XVI.The Procession of Bel[245]
XVII.Bel totters[264]
XVIII.Avil-Marduk gives Counsel[283]
XIX.Cyrus, Father of the People[297]
XX.Belshazzar’s Guests forsake him[310]
XXI.Belshazzar pursues in Vain[325]
XXII.The King and the Father[342]
XXIII.Belshazzar secures his Prey[354]
XXIV.The Warning of Jehovah[370]
XXV.Nabu betrays Bel-Marduk[387]
XXVI.The Fulfilment of Jehovah[397]
XXVII.“Bel is dead”[412]