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
61	(Middle Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed. [543, 687]	present	None
62	(French Kingdom - Early Valois)	Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Valois is assumed. [1328, 1450]	present	None
63	(Northern Song)	Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed. [960, 1127]	present	None
64	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	unknown	None
65	(Carolingian Empire I)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed. [752, 840]	present	None
66	(Egypt - Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty I is assumed. [-3100, -2900]	present	None
67	(Tang Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed. [763, 907]	present	None
68	(Late Qing)	Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed. [1796, 1912]	present	None
69	(Hmong - Late Qing)	Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed. [1701, 1895]	absent	None
70	(Beaker Culture)	Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed. [-3200, -2000]	unknown	None

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