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

# Polity Year(s) Mnemonic Device Description   Edit
111
(Umayyad Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed.
[661, 750]
present
None
112
(Byzantine Empire I)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire I is assumed.
[632, 866]
absent
None
113
(Byzantine Empire III)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire III is assumed.
[1073, 1204]
absent
None
114
(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed.
[-6600, -6000]
absent
None
115
(Ottoman Empire II)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire II is assumed.
[1517, 1683]
present
None
116
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
unknown
None
117
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
unknown
None
118
(Hephthalites)
Full Year Range of Hephthalites is assumed.
[408, 561]
present
None
119
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
present
None
120
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
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