Triple

T1546596
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Monte Albán E32990 entity
Predicate inscriptions P22774 FINISHED
Object Zapotec script
The Zapotec script is one of Mesoamerica’s earliest known writing systems, used by the ancient Zapotec civilization to record calendrical, religious, and political information on monuments and artifacts.
E176320 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Zapotec script | Statement: [Monte Albán, inscriptions, Zapotec script]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zapotec script
Context triple: [Monte Albán, inscriptions, Zapotec script]
  • A. Mixtec pictographic script
    The Mixtec pictographic script is an ancient Mesoamerican writing system that uses stylized images and symbols to record genealogies, historical events, and religious narratives of the Mixtec people.
  • B. Tigalari script
    The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
  • C. Aztec pictographic writing
    Aztec pictographic writing is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican system of visually based symbols and images used by Nahuan peoples to record historical events, religious concepts, and administrative information.
  • D. Tirhuta script
    Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
  • E. Zapotec
    The Zapotec are an indigenous Mesoamerican people primarily from the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico, known for their ancient civilization, distinctive language family, and rich cultural traditions.
  • 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: Zapotec script
Triple: [Monte Albán, inscriptions, Zapotec script]
Generated description
The Zapotec script is one of Mesoamerica’s earliest known writing systems, used by the ancient Zapotec civilization to record calendrical, religious, and political information on monuments and artifacts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zapotec script
Target entity description: The Zapotec script is one of Mesoamerica’s earliest known writing systems, used by the ancient Zapotec civilization to record calendrical, religious, and political information on monuments and artifacts.
  • A. Mixtec pictographic script
    The Mixtec pictographic script is an ancient Mesoamerican writing system that uses stylized images and symbols to record genealogies, historical events, and religious narratives of the Mixtec people.
  • B. Tigalari script
    The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
  • C. Aztec pictographic writing
    Aztec pictographic writing is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican system of visually based symbols and images used by Nahuan peoples to record historical events, religious concepts, and administrative information.
  • D. Tirhuta script
    Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
  • E. Zapotec
    The Zapotec are an indigenous Mesoamerican people primarily from the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico, known for their ancient civilization, distinctive language family, and rich cultural traditions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: inscriptions
Context triple: [Monte Albán, inscriptions, Zapotec script]
  • A. materialTypicallyInscribedOn
    Indicates the material that is most commonly used as the surface or medium on which something is inscribed.
  • B. scriptOfInscription chosen
    Indicates the writing system or script in which a given inscription is written.
  • C. mainContentOfInscriptions
    Indicates that something represents the primary textual or symbolic content conveyed by a set of inscriptions.
  • D. inscriptionsLanguage
    Indicates that the language used in the inscriptions on an object or surface is the specified language.
  • E. inscriptionTranslation
    Indicates that a provided text expresses the translated content of a specific inscription.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a885ed29088190a3c2d5a3d100c16e completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa574094048190a2d7fc3ac904d51e completed March 6, 2026, 4:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad30a073bc8190a269cb036775dfe4 completed March 8, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad3117b49881908916e7137f8b655c completed March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad3179b0148190b69b16b5d2051ece completed March 8, 2026, 8:21 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a907b426dc8190975c024a50955368 completed March 5, 2026, 4:33 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.