Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Mnemonic Device

Talking about writing systems, mnemonic devices are: for example, tallies (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
mnemonic_device	The absence or presence of mnemonic device for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Mnemonic Device	Description	Edit
1	(Soviet Union)	1923 CE 1991 CE	present	None
2	(Ashikaga Shogunate)	Full Year Range of Ashikaga Shogunate is assumed. [1336, 1467]	unknown	None
3	(Early Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed. [481, 543]	unknown	None
4	(Heian)	Full Year Range of Heian is assumed. [794, 1185]	unknown	None
5	(Sasanid Empire II)	Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire II is assumed. [488, 642]	unknown	None
6	(Seleucids)	Full Year Range of Seleucids is assumed. [-312, -63]	unknown	None
7	(Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama)	Full Year Range of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama is assumed. [1568, 1603]	unknown	None
8	(Middle Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed. [543, 687]	unknown	None
9	(La Tene B2-C1)	Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed. [-325, -175]	unknown	None
10	(Sui Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed. [581, 618]	present	None

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