me.ne names the inscription interpreted as God’s numbering and ending of a kingdom.

The attested use presents me.ne as the repeated word in an inscription and, in its interpretation, as the numbering of a kingdom that is brought to an end.

1. Inscription interpreted as numbering a kingdom · dominant

   In Daniel 5:25, the noun appears twice in the inscribed sequence, which the APB renders “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.” In Daniel 5:26, the same noun heads the interpretation concerning God numbering the kingdom and bringing it to an end.

   Daniel 5:25Daniel 5:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB preserves the form “Mene” in Daniel 5:25 and gives its interpretation in Daniel 5:26 as God having “numbered your kingdom and brought it to an end.” The verse is read as a whole.