The statue was that of a ruler of Gozan and was inscribed in Assyrian and Aramaic. The Assyrian inscription called the man governor of Gozan, but the parallel Aramaic inscription called him king.
सो सरकारी बैबिलोनियन शिलालेखों में बेलशस्सर को राजकुमार कहा जाना, लेकिन साथ ही दानिय्येल के आरामी भाषा के लेखनों में इसको राजा कहना कोई अनोखी बात नहीं थी ।