17th-century Dutch Master "Belshazzar's Feast" Oil on panel 75 x 100 cm The episode is depicted in which a hand appeared in the court of the Babylonian King Belshazzar and wrote three words in Aramaic: Mene, Tekel, Peres. Counted, Weighed, Divided According to the interpretation of the prophet Daniel: Counted: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end Weighed: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting Peres: Your kingdom will be divided and given to the Medes and Persians