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
51	(Kingdom of Ayodhya)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Ayodhya is assumed. [-64, 34]	present	None
52	(Deccan - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Iron Age is assumed. [-1200, -300]	unknown	None
53	(Deccan - Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Neolithic is assumed. [-2700, -1200]	unknown	None
54	(Carolingian Empire II)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed. [840, 987]	present	None
55	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	unknown	None
56	(Early A'chik)	Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed. [1775, 1867]	absent	None
57	(Gahadavala Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Gahadavala Dynasty is assumed. [1085, 1193]	present	None
58	(Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty is assumed. [730, 1030]	present	None
59	(Kannauj - Varman Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kannauj - Varman Dynasty is assumed. [650, 780]	present	None
60	(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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