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
41	(Tang Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed. [617, 763]	present	None
42	(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I is assumed. [1614, 1775]	present	None
43	(Hallstatt B2-3)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed. [-900, -700]	unknown	None
44	(Egypt - Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty II is assumed. [-2900, -2687]	present	None
45	(Yangshao)	Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed. [-5000, -3000]	absent	None
46	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed. [1260, 1348]	present	None
47	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed. [1412, 1517]	present	None
48	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II is assumed. [1348, 1412]	present	None
49	(Egypt - Dynasty 0)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed. [-3300, -3100]	unknown	None
50	(Northern Song)	Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed. [960, 1127]	present	None

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