However, this does not show second century authorship, as Assyrian inscriptions say Greek captives were in Mesopotamia in the 8th century B.C. In addition, in the 7th century, the Greek Alcaeus of Lebos mentions that his brother was serving in the Babylonian army. Likewise The Expositor’s Bible Commentary volume 1 p.247 also says, "There is little doubt that the names of the instruments in Daniel were Old Persian in character, and were assimilated by the Greeks into their own culture with some orthographic modifications.
Hata hivyo, jambo hili halionyeshi kuwa kitabu hiki kiliandikwa kwenye karne ya pili (2 KK), kama maandishi ya Kiashuri yanavyosema kuwa mateka wa Kigiriki walikuwa Mesopotamia kwenye karne ya 8 KK. Isitoshe, kwenye karne ya 7 KK, mshairi wa Kigiriki, Alcaeus wa Lebos, anasema kuwa kaka yake alikuwa kwenye jeshi la Babeli. Vivyo hivyo, The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, juzuu ya 1, uk.247 pia inasema, "Hakuna shaka kuwa majina ya vifaa (vya muziki) kwenye Kitabu cha Danieli yalikuwa na sifa za Kiajemi, na yalifanya na Wagiriki kuwa sehemu ya utamaduni wao na kufanyiwa mabadiliko machache ya kitahajia (herufi).