Editing Calligraphy (section)

=== Antiquity ===
It is believed{{by whom|date=April 2022}} that [[Old Persian|ancient Persian script]] was invented by about 600–500 BCE to provide monument inscriptions for the [[Achaemenid Empire#Achaemenid kings and rulers|Achaemenid kings]].{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} These scripts consisted of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal nail-shape letters, which is why it is called [[cuneiform script]] (lit. "script of nails") (''{{transliteration|fa|khat-e-mikhi}}'') in [[Persian language|Persian]].{{relevance inline|reason=Did ancient Iranians actually use cuneiform specifically for calligraphy?|date=August 2022}} Centuries later, other scripts such as "[[Pahlavi scripts|Pahlavi]]" and "[[Avestan script|Avestan]]" scripts were used in ancient Persia. Pahlavi was a middle Persian script developed from the Aramaic script and became the official script of the Sassanian empire (224–651 CE).{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}