Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Nonwritten Record

Talking about writing systems, nonwritten records are more extensive than mnemonics, but don't utilize script. example: quipu; seals and stamps (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
nonwritten_record	The absence or presence of nonwritten record for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Nonwritten Record	Description	Edit
51	(Northern Wei)	Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed. [386, 534]	present	None
52	(Sui Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed. [581, 618]	present	None
53	(Tang Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed. [617, 763]	present	None
54	(Western Han Empire)	Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed. [-202, 9]	present	None
55	(Great Yuan)	Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed. [1271, 1368]	present	None
56	(Ayyubid Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Ayyubid Sultanate is assumed. [1171, 1250]	present	None
57	(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed. [-404, -342]	present	None
58	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed. [1260, 1348]	present	None
59	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed. [1412, 1517]	present	None
60	(Deva Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Deva Dynasty is assumed. [1150, 1300]	present	None

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