Daniel 5:21 recounts how Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society and 'his dwelling was with the wild donkeys.' This Aramaic word for wild ass emphasizes the king's degradation—reduced to living like an animal, grazing with the untamed beasts of the field. The wild donkey is a symbol of freedom and wildness in biblical literature, but here it underscores the humiliation of a once-great monarch. The term is cognate with Hebrew, Syriac, and Aramaic words for the same animal. Spanish uses 'los asnos salvajes,' confirming the sense of undomesticated, free-roaming creatures of the wilderness.