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A beautified calligraphic name of Uthman ibn Affan (r. 644-656 CE).

A beautified calligraphic rendition of the name of Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph (r. 656-661 CE).

Calligraphy of Muslim Arab general Khalid ibn al-Walid's (d. 642 CE) name.

Arabic calligraphy with the name of Fatimah bint Muhammad (l. 615-632 CE), a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (l. 570-632 CE).

This oval stone mace-head was inscribed with the name of Anum-mutabil (formerly read as Ilum-muttabbil), governor of the Babylonian city Dur-ilu. The cuneiform inscription reads "Ilum-muttabbil, mighty man, favorite of god Istaran, beloved...

This baked-mud brick was stamped with Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions. The text mentions the name of the Kassite king Kurigalzu and records the building of a temple to Bel. From Dur-Kurigalzu (modern-day Aqar-Quf, western Baghdad), Mesopotamia...

A brick stamped with the name of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur. Neo-Sumerian era, Ur III dynasty, 2111-2003 BCE. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

This baked-mud brick was stamped with the name of king Ishme-Dagan; he was the 4th king in the First Dynasty of Isin and son of Iddin-Dagan. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Isin-Larsa period, circa 1889-1871 BCE. (The British Museum...

A brick stamped with the name of the Kassite king Agum-Mahru (Agum I). Its provenance was not mentioned in the Museum's description. Kassite period, 16th century BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

This is a fragment of a boundary description, which mentions the name of the Governor Alkios. Limestone. Roman Period, 1st century CE. From Gezer (Tell el-Jezer), in modern-day State of Israel. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).