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
21	(Soviet Union)	1923 CE 1991 CE	present	None
22	(British Empire I)	Full Year Range of British Empire I is assumed. [1690, 1849]	present	None
23	(Saffarid Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed. [861, 1003]	present	None
24	(Tudor and Early Stuart England)	Full Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed. [1486, 1689]	absent	None
25	(Egypt - Dynasty 0)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed. [-3300, -3100]	absent	None
26	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed. [1260, 1348]	present	None
27	(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2350, -2150]	absent	None
28	(Spanish Empire I)	Full Year Range of Spanish Empire I is assumed. [1516, 1715]	present	None
29	(Atlantic Complex)	Full Year Range of Atlantic Complex is assumed. [-2200, -1000]	unknown	None
30	(Armenian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Armenian Kingdom is assumed. [-188, 6]	present	None

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