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Spanish term or phrase:	bustrófedo
English translation:	bustrophedon
Entered by:	Patricia Rosas

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17:47 Jul 28, 2008

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Art/Literary - Archaeology

Spanish term or phrase: bustrófedo

This is talking about the Codex Becker I;

El códice se pintó sólo en uno de los lados sobre piel, probablemente de venado. Son diez y seis hojas, en tres fragmentos cosidos entre sí, lo que dio una dimensión total de 18.7 por 396.4 m de largo. Se lee de abajo hacia arriba y en zigzag, a manera de ***bustrófedo:*** de izquierda a derecha y hacia arriba a la izquierda, en una secuencia de dos páginas. Los principales colores usados por los tlacuilos mixtecas son blanco, ...

Patricia Rosas KudoZ activity Questions: 1427 (none open) (60 closed without grading) Answers: 1631 United States
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bustrofedo

Explanation:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=knE2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA6...

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Romado
Local time: 13:05

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Thank you so much! I think when I searched the term, I left the "r" out. In English, it is boustrophedon, so I'm giving you the points but correcting the answer in the glossary and adding it.
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boustrophedon

Beatriz Mendiondo

bustrofedo

Romado

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bustrofedo

Explanation:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=knE2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA6...

Romado
Local time: 13:05
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English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you so much! I think when I searched the term, I left the "r" out. In English, it is boustrophedon, so I'm giving you the points but correcting the answer in the glossary and adding it.

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

boustrophedon

Explanation:
I hope that helps...

1783, ancient form of writing with lines alternately written left-to-right and right-to-left, from Gk., lit. "turning as an ox in plowing," from bous "ox" + strephein "to turn."

Reference: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=boustrophedon

Beatriz Mendiondo
Local time: 14:05
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Beatriz: I realized my error as soon as I saw the first answer, so I gave them the points -- usually, I wait, but I didn't see any point in doing that. My apologies for putting you to the trouble.

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