Triple
T300992
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Phoenician civilization |
E6197
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasColony |
P160
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lixus
Lixus was an ancient Phoenician (and later Carthaginian and Roman) coastal city in present-day Morocco, known as one of the oldest settlements in Northwest Africa and a key center of Mediterranean trade.
|
E42037
|
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: Lixus | Statement: [Phoenician civilization, hasColony, Lixus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lixus Context triple: [Phoenician civilization, hasColony, Lixus]
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A.
Sabratha
Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.
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B.
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.
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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.
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D.
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its grand architecture and archaeological significance.
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E.
Carthage
Carthage was an influential ancient Phoenician city-state and maritime empire in North Africa, renowned for its trade networks and conflicts with Rome during the Punic Wars.
- 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: Lixus Triple: [Phoenician civilization, hasColony, Lixus]
Generated description
Lixus was an ancient Phoenician (and later Carthaginian and Roman) coastal city in present-day Morocco, known as one of the oldest settlements in Northwest Africa and a key center of Mediterranean trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lixus Target entity description: Lixus was an ancient Phoenician (and later Carthaginian and Roman) coastal city in present-day Morocco, known as one of the oldest settlements in Northwest Africa and a key center of Mediterranean trade.
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A.
Sabratha
Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.
-
B.
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.
-
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.
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its grand architecture and archaeological significance.
-
E.
Carthage
Carthage was an influential ancient Phoenician city-state and maritime empire in North Africa, renowned for its trade networks and conflicts with Rome during the Punic Wars.
- 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_69a3cfe55c4c81908521c5161f0d844b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3d0a036308190aa0627ce3ef105de |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3d125242c81908034f58a8dbcc52f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.