Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Talking about writing systems, this refers to the kind of script (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
phonetic_alphabetic_writing	The absence or presence of phonetic alphabetic writing for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Description	Edit
1	(Canaan)	2000 BCE 1801 BCE	absent	None
2	(Canaan)	1800 BCE 1550 BCE	present	None
3	(Canaan)	1800 BCE 1550 BCE	absent	None
4	(Canaan)	1550 BCE 1175 BCE	present	None
5	(Kaabu)	1550 CE 1699 CE	unknown	None
6	(Sakha - Late)	1632 CE 1800 CE	absent	None
7	(Early Modern Sierra Leone)	1650 CE 1832 CE	absent	None
8	(Buganda)	1700 CE 1859 CE	absent	None
9	(Kaabu)	1700 CE 1867 CE	present	None
10	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	1714 CE 1831 CE	absent	None

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