Triple
T11921433
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Hanning Speke |
E283664
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile is an 1863 travel narrative by British explorer John Hanning Speke recounting his expedition in East Africa and his controversial claim to have identified the Nile’s source at Lake Victoria.
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E954636
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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: Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile | Statement: [John Hanning Speke, notableWork, Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile Context triple: [John Hanning Speke, notableWork, Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile]
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A.
Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
"Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries" is a 19th-century travel and exploration account by David Livingstone detailing his journeys, observations, and missionary work in the Zambezi River region of southern Africa.
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B.
Travels in Nubia
Travels in Nubia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, documenting his observations and journeys through the Nubian region along the Nile.
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C.
The Dinka of the Sudan
"The Dinka of the Sudan" is a seminal ethnographic study that explores the culture, social structure, and traditions of the Dinka people of South Sudan.
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D.
Nile Journal
Nile Journal is a travelogue-style work by American writer and wit Thomas Gold Appleton, recounting his observations and experiences along the Nile River.
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E.
Voyages to Abyssinia
Voyages to Abyssinia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Henry Salt detailing his explorations, observations, and diplomatic missions in Ethiopia (then known as Abyssinia).
- 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: Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile Triple: [John Hanning Speke, notableWork, Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile]
Generated description
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile is an 1863 travel narrative by British explorer John Hanning Speke recounting his expedition in East Africa and his controversial claim to have identified the Nile’s source at Lake Victoria.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile Target entity description: Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile is an 1863 travel narrative by British explorer John Hanning Speke recounting his expedition in East Africa and his controversial claim to have identified the Nile’s source at Lake Victoria.
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A.
Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
"Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries" is a 19th-century travel and exploration account by David Livingstone detailing his journeys, observations, and missionary work in the Zambezi River region of southern Africa.
-
B.
Travels in Nubia
Travels in Nubia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, documenting his observations and journeys through the Nubian region along the Nile.
-
C.
The Dinka of the Sudan
"The Dinka of the Sudan" is a seminal ethnographic study that explores the culture, social structure, and traditions of the Dinka people of South Sudan.
-
D.
Nile Journal
Nile Journal is a travelogue-style work by American writer and wit Thomas Gold Appleton, recounting his observations and experiences along the Nile River.
-
E.
Voyages to Abyssinia
Voyages to Abyssinia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Henry Salt detailing his explorations, observations, and diplomatic missions in Ethiopia (then known as Abyssinia).
- 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_69d6ab2ce9c48190b5d39511b524f666 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8e8e1b08481909ed291667035f330 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f44033c288819099587af3f895eac5 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 5:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f448fa8eec81909fe6ac0902f46998 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f44aef15148190ba8090681b921ffa |
completed | May 1, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.