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
81	(Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed. [-5500, -4201]	absent	None
82	(Uruk)	Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed. [-4000, -2900]	absent	None
83	(Ak Koyunlu)	Full Year Range of Ak Koyunlu is assumed. [1339, 1501]	present	None
84	(Susiana B)	Full Year Range of Susiana B is assumed. [-5700, -5100]	absent	None
85	(Susiana - Early Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed. [-5100, -4700]	absent	None
86	(Elam - Igihalkid Period)	Full Year Range of Elam - Igihalkid Period is assumed. [-1399, -1200]	present	None
87	(Parthian Empire I)	Full Year Range of Parthian Empire I is assumed. [-247, 40]	present	None
88	(Buyid Confederation)	Full Year Range of Buyid Confederation is assumed. [932, 1062]	unknown	None
89	(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)	Full Year Range of Rome - Republic of St Peter II is assumed. [904, 1198]	present	None
90	(Early Dynastic)	Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed. [-2900, -2500]	unknown	None

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