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
41	(Northern Song)	Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed. [960, 1127]	present	None
42	(Great Ming)	Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed. [1368, 1644]	present	None
43	(Hallstatt B2-3)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed. [-900, -700]	unknown	None
44	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed. [1412, 1517]	present	None
45	(Early Qing)	Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed. [1644, 1796]	present	None
46	(Late Qing)	Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed. [1796, 1912]	present	None
47	(Late Shang)	Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed. [-1250, -1045]	present	None
48	(Pre-Sape Sierra Leone)	Full Year Range of Pre-Sape Sierra Leone is assumed. [600, 1400]	absent	None
49	(Tang Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed. [617, 763]	present	None
50	(Hmong - Late Qing)	Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed. [1701, 1895]	absent	None

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