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Hebrew is strange because maybe it was first written in stone rather than ink, so smearing wasn’t an issue? This page at least puts that forward as a possible r
by seanmcdirmid 2y ago
Hebrew is strange because maybe it was first written in stone rather than ink, so smearing wasn’t an issue? This page at least puts that forward as a possible reason: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/why-is-hebrew-written-from-right-to-left/ https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/why-is-hebrew-writt...
- xenospn 2y agoI think clay, no?
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoThat makes more sense, but the article speculates otherwise. Cuneiform which was definitely first written on clay tablets is left to right.