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
381	(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed. [868, 969]	present	None
382	(Beaker Culture)	Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed. [-3200, -2000]	unknown	None
383	(Gisaka)	Full Year Range of Gisaka is assumed. [1700, 1867]	absent	None
384	(Fipa)	Full Year Range of Fipa is assumed. [1600, 1890]	absent	None
385	(Bugesera)	Full Year Range of Bugesera is assumed. [1700, 1799]	absent	None
386	(Buhaya)	Full Year Range of Buhaya is assumed. [-10000, 2000]	absent	None
387	(Pandya Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Pandya Dynasty is assumed. [590, 915]	present	None
388	(Early Cholas)	Full Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed. [-300, 300]	present	None
389	(Carnatic Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Carnatic Sultanate is assumed. [1710, 1801]	present	None
390	(Late Pallava Empire)	Full Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed. [300, 890]	present	None

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