Why is Hebrew written right to left?

PHILOLOGOS: How Hebrew Came to Be Written From Right to Left. Hebrew was once written in both directions. How did it fix its direction, and what does that show about the history of writing in general? (Mosaic Magazine).

If the word "Boustrophedon" is not already in your vocabulary, this is your chance to add it.

For more on that lice comb inscribed with the earliest Canaanite sentence, see here.

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