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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
sacred_text	The absence or presence of sacred text for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Sacred Text	Description	Edit
221	(Naqada II)	Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed. [-3550, -3300]	absent	None
222	(Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2650, -2350]	present	None
223	(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2350, -2150]	present	None
224	(Spanish Empire I)	Full Year Range of Spanish Empire I is assumed. [1516, 1715]	present	None
225	(Chuuk - Late Truk)	Full Year Range of Chuuk - Late Truk is assumed. [1886, 1948]	present	None
226	(Proto-Carolingian)	Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed. [687, 751]	present	None
227	(La Tene B2-C1)	Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed. [-325, -175]	absent	None
228	(La Tene C2-D)	Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed. [-175, -27]	absent	None
229	(Ashanti Empire)	Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed. [1701, 1895]	present	None
230	(Hawaii I)	Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed. [1000, 1200]	absent	None

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