About the book: 2002 / Mikhail Ishkov’s new novel continues the story of the events associated with the name of the legendary ruler of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar, and is dedicated to the collapse of the Babylonian kingdom. The famous words “Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin,” flashed on the wall of the palace of Belshazzar, the last Babylonian king, completed the historical circle that began with the destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian state.