boustrophedon
/ˌbuːstrəˈfiːdɑːn/
noun
- An ancient way of writing in which lines alternate direction from left to right and right to left, like an ox plowing a field.
- Some early Etruscan texts use boustrophedon, with each line reversing direction.
- The museum exhibit showed a stone tablet carved in boustrophedon, alternating left-to-right and right-to-left.
- The ancient Greek inscription was written in boustrophedon, making it tricky to read at first.