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
101	(Yueban)	Full Year Range of Yueban is assumed. [350, 450]	unknown	None
102	(Zagwe)	Full Year Range of Zagwe is assumed. [1137, 1269]	present	None
103	(Zirids)	Full Year Range of Zirids is assumed. [973, 1148]	present	None
104	(Jin Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed. [1115, 1234]	present	None
105	(Wei Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Wei Kingdom is assumed. [220, 265]	present	None
106	(Northern Wei)	Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed. [386, 534]	present	None
107	(Yadava-Varman Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Yadava-Varman Dynasty is assumed. [1080, 1150]	present	None
108	(Sui Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed. [581, 618]	present	None
109	(Norman England)	Full Year Range of Norman England is assumed. [1066, 1153]	present	The primary script used in Norman England was Latin script. [Chibnall 1996]
110	(Malacca Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Malacca Sultanate is assumed. [1270, 1415]	present	None

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