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
231	(Medang Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Medang Kingdom is assumed. [732, 1019]	present	None
232	(Early Monte Alban I)	Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed. [-500, -300]	absent	None
233	(Rattanakosin)	Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed. [1782, 1873]	present	None
234	(Yisrael)	Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed. [-1030, -722]	present	None
235	(Magadha - Maurya Empire)	Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed. [-324, -187]	present	None
236	(Kushan Empire)	Full Year Range of Kushan Empire is assumed. [35, 319]	present	None
237	(Tocharians)	Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed. [-129, 29]	present	None
238	(Magadha - Sunga Empire)	Full Year Range of Magadha - Sunga Empire is assumed. [-187, -65]	present	None
239	(Abbasid Caliphate I)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate I is assumed. [750, 946]	present	None
240	(Isin-Larsa)	Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed. [-2004, -1763]	present	None

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