Boustrophedon

“like the ox that turns while plowing.”

     We used to read boustrophedon

     In a right to left, left to right approach

    Making it easier to track the line your'e on

https://scienceinsights.org/the-real-reason-we-read-from-left-to-right/

Ancient Writing Didn’t Pick a Direction

The earliest writing systems weren’t committed to a single direction. Ancient Greek was often written in a style called boustrophedon, a word meaning “like the ox turns while plowing.” One line ran left to right, the next right to left, with the letters themselves flipped mirror-style on alternating lines. This back-and-forth approach was common on stone inscriptions and gradually fell out of use during the Hellenistic period, as Greek settled into a consistent left-to-right pattern.

1. Hebrew Bible (Judaism) - Sacred texts are read from right to left in Hebrew.
2. Arabic Quran (Islam) - The Quran is written and read in Arabic, which is also right to left.
3. Syriac Christianity - Uses the Syriac script, which is read from right to left.
4. Aramaic Texts - Ancient Aramaic, used in some Jewish texts, is read right to left.
5. Persian Zoroastrian Texts - Written in scripts that are read from right to left.
6. Nabataean Script - An ancient script used in some religious contexts, read right to left.