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]
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Variable Definition
phonetic_alphabetic_writing The absence or presence of phonetic alphabetic writing for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Description   Edit
421
(Saffarid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
present
None
422
(British Empire I)
Full Year Range of British Empire I is assumed.
[1690, 1849]
present
None
423
(Napoleonic France)
Full Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present
None
424
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
425
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II is assumed.
[1776, 1917]
present
None
426
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I is assumed.
[1614, 1775]
present
None
427
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
present
None
428
(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Bourbon is assumed.
[1589, 1660]
present
None
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