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
131	(Inca Empire)	Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed. [1375, 1532]	absent	None
132	(Xianbei Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed. [100, 250]	unknown	None
133	(Neo-Assyrian Empire)	Full Year Range of Neo-Assyrian Empire is assumed. [-911, -612]	absent	None
134	(Early Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed. [481, 543]	present	None
135	(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)	Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed. [1850, 1968]	present	None
136	(Uigur Khaganate)	Full Year Range of Uigur Khaganate is assumed. [745, 840]	present	None
137	(Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period is assumed. [-1300, -500]	absent	None
138	(Sakha - Early)	Full Year Range of Sakha - Early is assumed. [1400, 1632]	absent	None
139	(Fatimid Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Fatimid Caliphate is assumed. [909, 1171]	present	None
140	(Second Turk Khaganate)	Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed. [682, 744]	present	None

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