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
391	(Kalabhra Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed. [200, 600]	present	None
392	(Nayaks of Thanjavur)	Full Year Range of Nayaks of Thanjavur is assumed. [1532, 1676]	present	None
393	(Nayaks of Madurai)	Full Year Range of Nayaks of Madurai is assumed. [1529, 1736]	present	None
394	(Mane)	Full Year Range of Mane is assumed. [1550, 1650]	absent	None
395	(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed. [-404, -342]	present	None
396	(Gupta Empire)	Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed. [320, 550]	present	None
397	(Kara-Khanids)	Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed. [950, 1212]	present	None
398	(Neguanje)	Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed. [250, 1050]	absent	None
399	(Chuuk - Early Truk)	Full Year Range of Chuuk - Early Truk is assumed. [1775, 1886]	absent	None
400	(French Kingdom - Late Valois)	Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Valois is assumed. [1450, 1589]	present	None

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