scriptDirection

P3658
predicate

Indicates the direction in which a writing system or script is read or written (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom).

All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
scriptDirection canonical 671
hasScriptDirection 32
typicalScript 20

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: scriptDirection
Generated description
Indicates the direction in which a writing system or script is read or written (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom).

Sample triples (756)

Subject Object
northern Babylonia
surface form: Northern Babylonia
left-to-right horizontal
Sumerian King List left-to-right horizontal lines
Suzuki written left-to-right in Latin script
Suzuki written vertically or horizontally in Japanese script
Kesh Temple Hymn left-to-right horizontal lines
IQD right-to-left
Hubertus Latin alphabet via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Khotanese language left-to-right
Tumshuqese language left-to-right
McCune–Reischauer left-to-right
Imeretian dialect left-to-right
Bir el Qutt inscriptions left-to-right
Georgian Extended left-to-right
Khasi language left-to-right
Old Nubian left-to-right
Codex Basilensis left-to-right
Katsuya written horizontally left-to-right or vertically top-to-bottom in Japanese texts
Party flag of the Chinese Communist Party none
Old Mon left-to-right
Middle Mon left-to-right
Ajami script cursive
taraq tamga vertical
Late Egyptian right-to-left
Hassaniya Arabic right-to-left
naval ensign of Ireland left-to-right
Bohairic Coptic left-to-right
Grabar left-to-right
Middle Armenian left-to-right
Harari language left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Akhmimic Coptic left-to-right
Fredrik Latin alphabet via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Code of Lipit-Ishtar left-to-right columns
Orkhon inscriptions right-to-left
Orya left-to-right
Fayyumic Coptic left-to-right
Saint Helena flag
surface form: Flag of Saint Helena
left-to-right layout of canton and fly defacement
Isamu left-to-right
Swadaya right-to-left
Sahidic Coptic left-to-right
Mesopotamian cuneiform left-to-right
Middle Babylonian left-to-right
Moabite language right-to-left
Finnish Navy anchor and lion emblem left-facing lion (typical heraldic orientation)
Red Hand of Ulster palm facing viewer
Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary left-to-right
Soviet naval ensign none
Ottoman flag right-to-left symbolic orientation of crescent
Taslḥit left-to-right
Lemnian stele right-to-left
Estelada flag left-to-right