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
331	(Anurādhapura III)	Full Year Range of Anurādhapura III is assumed. [428, 614]	present	None
332	(Dutch Empire)	Full Year Range of Dutch Empire is assumed. [1648, 1795]	present	None
333	(Anurādhapura I)	Full Year Range of Anurādhapura I is assumed. [-300, 70]	present	None
334	(Anurādhapura II)	Full Year Range of Anurādhapura II is assumed. [70, 428]	present	None
335	(Adal Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Adal Sultanate is assumed. [1375, 1543]	present	None
336	(Ajuran Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed. [1250, 1700]	present	None
337	(Habr Yunis)	Full Year Range of Habr Yunis is assumed. [1300, 1886]	present	None
338	(Sultanate of Geledi)	Full Year Range of Sultanate of Geledi is assumed. [1750, 1911]	present	None
339	(Shoa Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Shoa Sultanate is assumed. [1108, 1285]	present	None
340	(Harla Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Harla Kingdom is assumed. [-10000, 2000]	present	None

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