Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Mnemonic Device

Talking about writing systems, mnemonic devices are: for example, tallies (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
mnemonic_device	The absence or presence of mnemonic device for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Mnemonic Device	Description	Edit
121	(Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed. [-5500, -4000]	unknown	None
122	(Sakha - Late)	Full Year Range of Sakha - Late is assumed. [1632, 1900]	present	None
123	(Umayyad Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed. [661, 750]	present	None
124	(Byzantine Empire I)	Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire I is assumed. [632, 866]	absent	None
125	(Byzantine Empire III)	Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire III is assumed. [1073, 1204]	absent	None
126	(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed. [-6600, -6000]	absent	None
127	(Ottoman Empire II)	Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire II is assumed. [1517, 1683]	present	None
128	(Samanid Empire)	Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed. [819, 999]	unknown	None
129	(Timurid Empire)	Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed. [1370, 1526]	unknown	None
130	(Hephthalites)	Full Year Range of Hephthalites is assumed. [408, 561]	present	None

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