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ID: 901000433
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000433
Record Type: Character/Person

Daniel (Old Testament character)

Note: Character from the Book of Daniel, who is taken into captivity by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, whom he serves while remaining true to the God of Israel.

Names:
Daniel (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Daniele (Old Testament character) (Italian-P,D,N)
דניאל (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N)
دانيال النبي (Old Testament character) (Arabic,U,N)
Δανιήλ (Old Testament character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Daniel (Old Testament character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Story of Daniel
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Story of Daniel (Old Testament narratives)) [901001929]
is actor for .... Susanna and the Elders
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Story of Daniel (Old Testament narratives), Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative)) [901000804]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Daniel (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50082264
................National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11I62(Daniel)
Daniele (Old Testament character)
................ICCD database (1988-)
דניאל (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
دانيال النبي (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Δανιήλ (Old Testament character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_(biblical_figure)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Daniel," accessed 29 June 2017
................ National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)

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