As King Belshazzar has a wild party using cups from God's temple in mockery, a hand appears and there is mysterious writing on the wall. TEKE TEKE MENE PARSIN It was all over for the Babylonian empire and that night the Persians invaded the city via an elaborate trick that involved lowering the water level in the river and entering the city through the moat. Daniel explains the mysterious writing and becomes the third highest ruler in Babylon.... for a brief time.