Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Written Record

Talking about writing systems, written records are more than short and fragmentary inscriptions, such as found on tombs or runic stones. there must be several sentences strung together, at the very minimum. for example, royal proclamations from mesopotamia and egypt qualify as written records (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
written_record	The absence or presence of written record for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Written Record	Description	Edit
231	(Kalabhra Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed. [200, 600]	present	None
232	(Nayaks of Thanjavur)	Full Year Range of Nayaks of Thanjavur is assumed. [1532, 1676]	present	None
233	(Nayaks of Madurai)	Full Year Range of Nayaks of Madurai is assumed. [1529, 1736]	present	None
234	(Kanem)	Full Year Range of Kanem is assumed. [800, 1379]	present	None
235	(Ajuran Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed. [1250, 1700]	present	None
236	(Kingdom of Gomma)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed. [1780, 1886]	present	None
237	(Shoa Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Shoa Sultanate is assumed. [1108, 1285]	present	None
238	(Kingdom of Gumma)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Gumma is assumed. [1800, 1897]	present	None
239	(Mane)	Full Year Range of Mane is assumed. [1550, 1650]	absent	None
240	(Pre-Sape Sierra Leone)	Full Year Range of Pre-Sape Sierra Leone is assumed. [600, 1400]	absent	None

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