An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.7

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It is generally agreed that the direction of the script is from the right to the left; this has also been conclusively demonstrated by Lal, 1966, pp. 52-5, 1967-8, pp. 15-6. However where the inscription contains more than one line, the boustrophedon mode has been used. On the basis of detailed analysis, Mahadevan, 1977, pp. 10-14, has concluded that while the majority of Indus texts are from the right to the left, some of the inscriptions suggest a left-to-right direction.