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
121
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed.
[395, 476]
present
None
122
(Republic of St Peter I)
Full Year Range of Republic of St Peter I is assumed.
[711, 904]
present
None
123
(Nara Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed.
[710, 794]
present
None
124
(Warring States Japan)
Full Year Range of Warring States Japan is assumed.
[1467, 1568]
unknown
None
125
(Phoenician Empire)
Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed.
[-1200, -332]
unknown
None
126
(Eastern Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Eastern Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[583, 630]
unknown
None
127
(Axum I)
Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
unknown
None
128
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
129
(Prepalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
130
(Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1300, -1200]
absent
None
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