Triple
T22477122
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ghadamis |
E555661
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | trans-Saharan trade routes |
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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: trans-Saharan trade routes | Statement: [Ghadamis, partOf, trans-Saharan trade routes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trans-Saharan trade routes Context triple: [Ghadamis, partOf, trans-Saharan trade routes]
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A.
Trans-Saharan trade routes
chosen
The Trans-Saharan trade routes were a network of caravan paths across the Sahara Desert that linked West and North Africa, facilitating the exchange of gold, salt, slaves, and other goods and fostering the rise of powerful African empires.
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B.
Trans-Saharan belt
The Trans-Saharan belt is a major Neoproterozoic orogenic zone in North and West Africa, formed during the Pan-African orogeny and characterized by extensive metamorphic and igneous rock assemblages.
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C.
Red Sea trade network
The Red Sea trade network was an ancient maritime and overland commercial system linking South Arabia, East Africa, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, facilitating the exchange of incense, spices, textiles, and other luxury goods.
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D.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Trans-Saharan Africa
Trans-Saharan Africa is the vast region spanning the Sahara Desert and its surrounding countries in North and West Africa, historically significant for trade routes and contemporary security and counterterrorism operations.
- 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_69e11e52c2048190952dc5df209b9bed |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15be48cec8190baff90f8566a85d0 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:49 p.m.