Triple
T20930237
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mother of Cities |
E515450
|
entity |
| Predicate | describes |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Balkh as an ancient city |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Balkh as an ancient city | Statement: [Mother of Cities, describes, Balkh as an ancient city]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balkh as an ancient city Context triple: [Mother of Cities, describes, Balkh as an ancient city]
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A.
Balkh ruins
The Balkh ruins are the remains of the ancient city of Balkh in northern Afghanistan, a historically significant center of early urban civilization, trade, and culture along the Silk Road.
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B.
Balkh
chosen
Balkh is an ancient city in northern Afghanistan, historically a major center of Persian culture, trade, and Islamic scholarship.
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C.
ancient city of Hatra
The ancient city of Hatra was a wealthy and heavily fortified caravan and religious center of the Parthian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, renowned for its monumental temples and distinctive blend of Hellenistic and Eastern architectural styles.
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D.
Old Kandahar archaeological site
Old Kandahar archaeological site is an ancient urban center in southern Afghanistan, widely regarded as the location of Alexandria in Arachosia founded by Alexander the Great.
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E.
ancient city of Hamadan
The ancient city of Hamadan is one of Iran’s oldest urban centers, traditionally identified with the Median capital Ecbatana and renowned for its rich archaeological and historical heritage.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4fb431c8190b9d40e6a72f0cc87 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6f6545f8c81908a8c2f0e8d7b060e |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.