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
361	(Toro)	Full Year Range of Toro is assumed. [1830, 1896]	absent	None
362	(Buganda)	Full Year Range of Buganda is assumed. [1450, 1699]	absent	None
363	(Plantagenet England)	Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed. [1154, 1485]	present	None
364	(Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed. [1675, 1799]	present	None
365	(Kingdom of Nyinginya)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed. [1650, 1897]	absent	None
366	(Nkore)	Full Year Range of Nkore is assumed. [1450, 1749]	absent	None
367	(Ndorwa)	Full Year Range of Ndorwa is assumed. [1700, 1800]	absent	None
368	(Mubari)	Full Year Range of Mubari is assumed. [-10000, 2000]	absent	None
369	(Koktepe II)	Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed. [-750, -550]	absent	None
370	(Ghur Principality)	Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed. [1025, 1215]	present	None

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