एक प्राचीन लेखन प्रणाली: विपरीत दिशाओं में वैकल्पिक रेखाएं लिखी गई; सचमुच `बैल के रूप में '

boustrophedon's Usage Examples:

These monuments, which are found in Lydia, Phrygia, Cappadocia and Lycaonia, as well as in north and central Syria, point to the existence of a homogeneous civilization over those countries; they show a singularly marked style of art, and are frequently inscribed with a peculiar kind of hieroglyphics, engraved boustrophedon; and they originated probably from a great Hittite kingdom, whose kings ruled the countries from Lydia to the borders of Egypt.

The longer inscriptions are disposed in horizontal zones or panels, divided by lines, and, it seems, they were to be read boustrophedon, not only as regards the lines (which begin right to left) but also the words, which are written in columnar fashion, syllable below syllable, and read downwards and upwards alternately.

(2) The words of the text are ranged in squares in such a manner as to be read either vertically or boustrophedon.

boustrophedon's Meaning':

an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'