Riyadh, June 12 -- Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission has announced the discovery of a rock inscription bearing the name of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, Islam's second caliph, during archaeological survey work in Al-Mahd Governorate in the Madinah region.

The inscription reads- "Allah is the Protector of Umar ibn Al-Khattab in this world and the Hereafter. There is no god but Allah." The commission described the find as a significant archaeological marker from the early Islamic period because of its association with one of Islam's most influential leaders.

The discovery was among 1,774 archaeological elements documented during the first and second seasons of survey work in Al-Mahd Governorate, where researchers also registered 173 archaeologica...