Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Sacred Text

Talking about kinds of written documents, sacred texts originate from supernatural agents (deities), or are directly inspired by them.   (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
sacred_text The absence or presence of sacred text for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Sacred Text Description   Edit
111
(Safavid Empire)
Full Year Range of Safavid Empire is assumed.
[1501, 1722]
present
None
112
(Sasanid Empire II)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire II is assumed.
[488, 642]
present
None
113
(Seleucids)
Full Year Range of Seleucids is assumed.
[-312, -63]
present
None
114
(Seljuk Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Seljuk Sultanate is assumed.
[1037, 1157]
present
None
115
(Plantagenet England)
Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
present
None
116
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
present
None
117
(Latium - Copper Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Copper Age is assumed.
[-3600, -1800]
absent
None
118
(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
Full Year Range of Rome - Republic of St Peter II is assumed.
[904, 1198]
present
None
119
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
120
(Axum I)
Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
unknown
None
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