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
31	(Armenian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Armenian Kingdom is assumed. [-188, 6]	present	None
32	(Shuar - Ecuadorian)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed. [1831, 1931]	absent	None
33	(Carolingian Empire I)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed. [752, 840]	present	None
34	(Hohokam Culture)	Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed. [300, 1500]	absent	None
35	(Antebellum US)	Full Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed. [1776, 1865]	present	None
36	(Lombard Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed. [568, 774]	present	None
37	(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon)	Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Bourbon is assumed. [1589, 1660]	present	None
38	(Golden Horde)	Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed. [1240, 1440]	absent	None
39	(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)	Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed. [1501, 1701]	absent	None
40	(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed. [919, 1125]	present	None

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