Triple

T22481994
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lakhmids E555788 entity
Predicate capitalLocation P37327 FINISHED
Object al-Hirah, near modern Najaf
Al-Hirah, near modern Najaf, was a prominent pre-Islamic Arab city that served as a major cultural and political center on the frontier between the Arabian Peninsula and the Sasanian Empire.
E1539436 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: al-Hirah, near modern Najaf | Statement: [Lakhmids, capitalLocation, al-Hirah, near modern Najaf]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Hirah, near modern Najaf
Context triple: [Lakhmids, capitalLocation, al-Hirah, near modern Najaf]
  • A. Hillah, Iraq
    Hillah, Iraq is a city in central Iraq located near the ruins of ancient Babylon and serving as a regional administrative and commercial center.
  • B. Rusafa district of Baghdad
    The Rusafa district of Baghdad is a historic and densely populated area on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, known for its traditional markets, cultural landmarks, and significant Islamic architectural heritage.
  • C. Najaf
    Najaf is a major Iraqi city revered as a holy center of Shia Islam and home to the Imam Ali Shrine.
  • D. Suwaira, Iraq
    Suwaira, Iraq is a town in the Wasit Governorate in eastern Iraq, situated along the Tigris River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
  • E. Hawza of Najaf
    The Hawza of Najaf is one of the most important Shia Islamic seminaries in the world, renowned as a leading center for advanced religious scholarship and clerical training.
  • 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: al-Hirah, near modern Najaf
Triple: [Lakhmids, capitalLocation, al-Hirah, near modern Najaf]
Generated description
Al-Hirah, near modern Najaf, was a prominent pre-Islamic Arab city that served as a major cultural and political center on the frontier between the Arabian Peninsula and the Sasanian Empire.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Hirah, near modern Najaf
Target entity description: Al-Hirah, near modern Najaf, was a prominent pre-Islamic Arab city that served as a major cultural and political center on the frontier between the Arabian Peninsula and the Sasanian Empire.
  • A. Hillah, Iraq
    Hillah, Iraq is a city in central Iraq located near the ruins of ancient Babylon and serving as a regional administrative and commercial center.
  • B. Rusafa district of Baghdad
    The Rusafa district of Baghdad is a historic and densely populated area on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, known for its traditional markets, cultural landmarks, and significant Islamic architectural heritage.
  • C. Najaf
    Najaf is a major Iraqi city revered as a holy center of Shia Islam and home to the Imam Ali Shrine.
  • D. Suwaira, Iraq
    Suwaira, Iraq is a town in the Wasit Governorate in eastern Iraq, situated along the Tigris River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
  • E. Hawza of Najaf
    The Hawza of Najaf is one of the most important Shia Islamic seminaries in the world, renowned as a leading center for advanced religious scholarship and clerical training.
  • 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_69e11e53897c819088863779f8c50bb0 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15c3a3b688190b41599979d038d85 completed April 29, 2026, 1:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b12645b2c819080826a02b6151429 completed May 18, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b14b7acac819090bfd6144df84be6 completed May 18, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b154f7e0c8190b0ca64d582982d62 completed May 18, 2026, 1:34 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:49 p.m.