Triple
T1184839
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nubia |
E25220
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasWritingSystem |
P454
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Meroitic script
The Meroitic script is an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush to record the now largely undeciphered Meroitic language of Nubia.
|
E135735
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Meroitic script | Statement: [Nubia, hasWritingSystem, Meroitic script]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meroitic script Context triple: [Nubia, hasWritingSystem, Meroitic script]
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A.
Old Nubian script (historically)
Old Nubian script is an ancient alphabetic writing system used in medieval Nubia to record the Old Nubian language, particularly in Christian religious and administrative texts.
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B.
Demotic script
Demotic script is an ancient Egyptian cursive writing system used for daily, administrative, and literary purposes during the later periods of Egyptian history, including the Ptolemaic era.
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C.
Coptic script
Coptic script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily by Egyptian Christians to write the Coptic language, derived largely from the Greek alphabet with additional characters from Demotic Egyptian.
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D.
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs are the formal, pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt, used for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records over several millennia.
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E.
Nabataean alphabet
The Nabataean alphabet is an ancient Northwest Semitic script used by the Nabataean kingdom, which evolved from the Phoenician writing system and later gave rise to the early Arabic script.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Meroitic script Triple: [Nubia, hasWritingSystem, Meroitic script]
Generated description
The Meroitic script is an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush to record the now largely undeciphered Meroitic language of Nubia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meroitic script Target entity description: The Meroitic script is an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush to record the now largely undeciphered Meroitic language of Nubia.
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A.
Old Nubian script (historically)
Old Nubian script is an ancient alphabetic writing system used in medieval Nubia to record the Old Nubian language, particularly in Christian religious and administrative texts.
-
B.
Demotic script
Demotic script is an ancient Egyptian cursive writing system used for daily, administrative, and literary purposes during the later periods of Egyptian history, including the Ptolemaic era.
-
C.
Coptic script
Coptic script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily by Egyptian Christians to write the Coptic language, derived largely from the Greek alphabet with additional characters from Demotic Egyptian.
-
D.
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs are the formal, pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt, used for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records over several millennia.
-
E.
Nabataean alphabet
The Nabataean alphabet is an ancient Northwest Semitic script used by the Nabataean kingdom, which evolved from the Phoenician writing system and later gave rise to the early Arabic script.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a49427d98881908646d6c63b8cea1e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd39245881908766c41943dc2752 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6f239a288190ae488d11cff8ebf2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac6fea11408190b84d9fc54d4c4917 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac70592c5c8190a1f86378ec5f70a9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.