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
121	(Hmong - Early Chinese)	Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed. [1895, 1941]	unknown	None
122	(Jin Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed. [1115, 1234]	present	None
123	(Great Ming)	Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed. [1368, 1644]	present	None
124	(Northern Song)	Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed. [960, 1127]	present	None
125	(Early Qing)	Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed. [1644, 1796]	present	None
126	(Tang Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed. [617, 763]	present	None
127	(Tang Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed. [763, 907]	present	None
128	(Shuar - Colonial)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed. [1534, 1830]	absent	None
129	(Shuar - Ecuadorian)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed. [1831, 1931]	absent	None
130	(Naqada I)	Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed. [-3800, -3550]	unknown	None

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