Triple
T190864
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Naguib Mahfouz |
E3717
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives of residents in a poor Cairo neighborhood during the 1940s.
|
E26674
|
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: Midaq Alley | Statement: [Naguib Mahfouz, notableWork, Midaq Alley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midaq Alley Context triple: [Naguib Mahfouz, notableWork, Midaq Alley]
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A.
Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is a historic residential street in Philadelphia, often cited as the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States, known for its preserved 18th-century homes.
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B.
Burma Road
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
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C.
Elliot Street
Elliot Street is a roadway in the Upper Falls village of Newton, Massachusetts, serving as a local thoroughfare through the neighborhood.
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D.
Barracks Row
Barracks Row is a historic commercial corridor in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its restaurants, shops, and proximity to the Marine Barracks.
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E.
Vine Street
Vine Street is a famous thoroughfare in Hollywood, Los Angeles, best known for its intersection with Hollywood Boulevard and its association with the entertainment industry and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 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: Midaq Alley Triple: [Naguib Mahfouz, notableWork, Midaq Alley]
Generated description
Midaq Alley is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives of residents in a poor Cairo neighborhood during the 1940s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midaq Alley Target entity description: Midaq Alley is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives of residents in a poor Cairo neighborhood during the 1940s.
-
A.
Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is a historic residential street in Philadelphia, often cited as the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States, known for its preserved 18th-century homes.
-
B.
Burma Road
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
-
C.
Elliot Street
Elliot Street is a roadway in the Upper Falls village of Newton, Massachusetts, serving as a local thoroughfare through the neighborhood.
-
D.
Barracks Row
Barracks Row is a historic commercial corridor in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its restaurants, shops, and proximity to the Marine Barracks.
-
E.
Vine Street
Vine Street is a famous thoroughfare in Hollywood, Los Angeles, best known for its intersection with Hollywood Boulevard and its association with the entertainment industry and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 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_69a2548debd48190ae3a06d6e65b53c6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25964fc5c8190bd3e37daaf695ecf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a32f27fa1c8190b9ad851b2c1af98a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a32fcd0d20819090726b005b2e3c90 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3303677cc8190a72966887c6c1d55 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 a.m.