Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Practical Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, practical literature refers to texts written with the aim of providing guidance on a certain topic, for example manuals on agriculture, warfare, or cooking. letters do not count as practical literature. (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
practical_literature	The absence or presence of practical literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Practical Literature	Description	Edit
241	(Achaemenid Empire)	Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed. [-550, -331]	present	None
242	(Papal States - High Medieval Period)	Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed. [1198, 1309]	present	None
243	(Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar is assumed. [-7000, -6000]	absent	None
244	(Elam - Awan Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Elam - Awan Dynasty I is assumed. [-2675, -2100]	present	None
245	(Elymais II)	Full Year Range of Elymais II is assumed. [25, 215]	present	None
246	(Formative Period)	Full Year Range of Formative Period is assumed. [-7200, -7000]	absent	None
247	(Susiana A)	Full Year Range of Susiana A is assumed. [-6000, -5700]	absent	None
248	(Susiana - Late Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Late Ubaid is assumed. [-4700, -4300]	absent	None
249	(Elam - Kidinuid Period)	Full Year Range of Elam - Kidinuid Period is assumed. [-1500, -1400]	present	None
250	(Elam - Shutrukid Period)	Full Year Range of Elam - Shutrukid Period is assumed. [-1199, -1100]	present	None

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