Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Script

Talking about writing systems, script is as indicated at least by fragmentary inscriptions (note that if written records are present, then so is script) (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
script	The absence or presence of script for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Script	Description	Edit
11	(Sakha - Late)	1632 CE 1800 CE	absent	None
12	(Early Modern Sierra Leone)	1650 CE 1832 CE	absent	None
13	(Funj Sultanate)	1700 CE 1820 CE	present	None
14	(Buganda)	1700 CE 1859 CE	absent	None
15	(Kaabu)	1700 CE 1867 CE	present	None
16	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	1714 CE 1831 CE	absent	None
17	(Spanish Empire II)	1716 CE 1814 CE	present	None
18	(Nkore)	1750 CE 1859 CE	absent	None
19	(Sakha - Late)	1801 CE 1900 CE	present	None
20	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	1832 CE 1848 CE	present	None

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