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
271	(Kingdom of Lydia)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Lydia is assumed. [-670, -546]	present	None
272	(Phrygian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Phrygian Kingdom is assumed. [-900, -695]	present	None
273	(Chagatai Khanate)	Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed. [1263, 1402]	present	None
274	(Khmer Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed. [1432, 1594]	present	None
275	(Chenla)	Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed. [550, 825]	present	None
276	(Andronovo)	Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed. [-1800, -1200]	absent	None
277	(Phoenician Empire)	Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed. [-1200, -332]	present	None
278	(Jenne-jeno I)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed. [-250, 49]	absent	None
279	(Oaxaca - San Jose)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed. [-1150, -700]	absent	None
280	(Jenne-jeno II)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno II is assumed. [50, 399]	absent	None

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