Triple

T4986513
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hipparchus E112015 entity
Predicate usedSource P39729 FINISHED
Object Babylonian astronomical records
Babylonian astronomical records are ancient Mesopotamian observations and calculations of celestial phenomena that formed a foundational empirical basis for later Greek and Hellenistic astronomy.
E81792 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Babylonian astronomical records | Statement: [Hipparchus, usedSource, Babylonian astronomical records]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babylonian astronomical records
Context triple: [Hipparchus, usedSource, Babylonian astronomical records]
  • A. Babylonian chronicles
    The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.
  • B. Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi
    Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi is a seminal medieval astronomical handbook that refined Ptolemaic models and provided highly accurate planetary and solar tables widely used in the Islamic world and later in Europe.
  • C. Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne
    Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne is an 18th-century historical study of ancient astronomy by French astronomer and writer Jean-Sylvain Bailly, examining the origins and development of astronomical knowledge in early civilizations.
  • D. Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
    Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
  • E. Babylonian calendar
    The Babylonian calendar was an ancient lunisolar timekeeping system used in Mesopotamia, structured around lunar months and intercalary months to align with the solar year and influential on later Near Eastern and Jewish calendars.
  • 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: Babylonian astronomical records
Triple: [Hipparchus, usedSource, Babylonian astronomical records]
Generated description
Babylonian astronomical records are ancient Mesopotamian observations and calculations of celestial phenomena that formed a foundational empirical basis for later Greek and Hellenistic astronomy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babylonian astronomical records
Target entity description: Babylonian astronomical records are ancient Mesopotamian observations and calculations of celestial phenomena that formed a foundational empirical basis for later Greek and Hellenistic astronomy.
  • A. Babylonian chronicles chosen
    The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.
  • B. Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi
    Al-Battani's Zij al-Sabi is a seminal medieval astronomical handbook that refined Ptolemaic models and provided highly accurate planetary and solar tables widely used in the Islamic world and later in Europe.
  • C. Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne
    Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne is an 18th-century historical study of ancient astronomy by French astronomer and writer Jean-Sylvain Bailly, examining the origins and development of astronomical knowledge in early civilizations.
  • D. Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
    Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
  • E. Babylonian calendar
    The Babylonian calendar was an ancient lunisolar timekeeping system used in Mesopotamia, structured around lunar months and intercalary months to align with the solar year and influential on later Near Eastern and Jewish calendars.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usedSource
Context triple: [Hipparchus, usedSource, Babylonian astronomical records]
  • A. usedAsSourceIn chosen
    Indicates that something serves as the origin, basis, or input from which another thing is derived, produced, or obtained.
  • B. usesSourceType
    Indicates that one entity makes use of, relies on, or operates based on a particular type or category of source.
  • C. source
    Indicates that something originates from, is derived from, or is provided by a particular entity or location.
  • D. usedAsNameSourceFor
    Indicates that one entity serves as the origin or basis from which another entity’s name is derived.
  • E. usedFor
    Indicates that one entity serves a purpose, function, or role in accomplishing, enabling, or supporting another entity or activity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69bd441be7bc8190b530362d427b97d2 completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd74249a8c8190952680aee06a9286 completed March 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be8a1ca3ec81908ad750cd9e899bcc completed March 21, 2026, 12:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be8a7e90b08190852cc45b7d8f0dc7 completed March 21, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be8b4411b48190a12d694321453492 completed March 21, 2026, 12:12 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd71492dec8190af4c27a3043b35cc completed March 20, 2026, 4:09 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:33 p.m.