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
41	(The Emirate of Crete)	Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed. [824, 961]	present	None
42	(Classical Crete)	Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed. [-500, -323]	present	None
43	(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)	Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed. [1501, 1701]	absent	None
44	(Monopalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed. [-1450, -1300]	present	None
45	(Neolithic Crete)	Full Year Range of Neolithic Crete is assumed. [-7000, -3000]	absent	None
46	(New Palace Crete)	Full Year Range of New Palace Crete is assumed. [-1700, -1450]	present	None
47	(Postpalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Postpalatial Crete is assumed. [-1300, -1200]	present	None
48	(Prepalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed. [-3000, -1900]	absent	None
49	(Iban - Pre-Brooke)	Full Year Range of Iban - Pre-Brooke is assumed. [1650, 1841]	absent	None
50	(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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