Triple

T300990
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Phoenician civilization E6197 entity
Predicate hasColony P160 FINISHED
Object Motya
Motya was an important ancient Phoenician island city and trading hub located off the western coast of Sicily.
 E41629 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: Motya | Statement: [Phoenician civilization, hasColony, Motya]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Motya
Context triple: [Phoenician civilization, hasColony, Motya]
  • A. Sidon
    Sidon is an ancient Phoenician port city, located in present-day Lebanon, that was a major center of maritime trade and culture in the eastern Mediterranean.
  • B. Byblos
    Byblos is an ancient Phoenician port city in modern-day Lebanon, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major center of early writing and trade.
  • C. Cyrene
    Cyrene is an ancient Greek and Roman city in eastern Libya renowned for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance as a major center of classical civilization.
  • D. Hatra
    Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
  • E. Kadmat
    Kadmat is a coral island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago, known for its white-sand beaches, clear lagoons, and vibrant marine life that make it a popular destination for snorkeling and diving.
  • 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: Motya
Triple: [Phoenician civilization, hasColony, Motya]
Generated description
Motya was an important ancient Phoenician island city and trading hub located off the western coast of Sicily.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Motya
Target entity description: Motya was an important ancient Phoenician island city and trading hub located off the western coast of Sicily.
  • A. Sidon
    Sidon is an ancient Phoenician port city, located in present-day Lebanon, that was a major center of maritime trade and culture in the eastern Mediterranean.
  • B. Byblos
    Byblos is an ancient Phoenician port city in modern-day Lebanon, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major center of early writing and trade.
  • C. Cyrene
    Cyrene is an ancient Greek and Roman city in eastern Libya renowned for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance as a major center of classical civilization.
  • D. Hatra
    Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
  • E. Kadmat
    Kadmat is a coral island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago, known for its white-sand beaches, clear lagoons, and vibrant marine life that make it a popular destination for snorkeling and diving.
  • 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_69a2e79114b081909490b3bf5a5dbb51 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ee002dd0819080f0841eb9107ee3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3cafbcc10819083680d9a24fe2a2b completed March 1, 2026, 5:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3cb7843208190bf27d5d1aafe13ec completed March 1, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3cbca682c8190b886a5a212608846 completed March 1, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.