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
21	(Nkore)	1750 CE 1859 CE	absent	None
22	(Sakha - Late)	1801 CE 1900 CE	present	None
23	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	1832 CE 1848 CE	present	None
24	(Early Modern Sierra Leone)	1833 CE 1896 CE	present	None
25	(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)	1841 CE 1921 CE	absent	None
26	(Buganda)	1860 CE 1894 CE	present	None
27	(Bito Dynasty)	1860 CE 1894 CE	present	None
28	(Nkore)	1860 CE 1901 CE	unknown	None
29	(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)	1922 CE 1987 CE	present	None
30	(Maravi Empire)	Full Year Range of Maravi Empire is assumed. [1622, 1870]	absent	None

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