Triple

T5874000
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pliny the Elder E130583 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Naturalis Historia
Naturalis Historia is an encyclopedic work of ancient Rome that compiles extensive knowledge on subjects such as natural science, geography, art, and anthropology.
E553888 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: Naturalis Historia | Statement: [Pliny the Elder, notableWork, Naturalis Historia]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naturalis Historia
Context triple: [Pliny the Elder, notableWork, Naturalis Historia]
  • A. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
    Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
  • B. De animalibus
    De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
  • C. A First Lesson in Natural History
    A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
  • D. Historia Naturalis Palmarum
    Historia Naturalis Palmarum is a foundational 19th-century botanical monograph that systematically documents and illustrates the diversity, morphology, and geography of palm species worldwide.
  • E. History of Animals
    History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
  • 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: Naturalis Historia
Triple: [Pliny the Elder, notableWork, Naturalis Historia]
Generated description
Naturalis Historia is an encyclopedic work of ancient Rome that compiles extensive knowledge on subjects such as natural science, geography, art, and anthropology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naturalis Historia
Target entity description: Naturalis Historia is an encyclopedic work of ancient Rome that compiles extensive knowledge on subjects such as natural science, geography, art, and anthropology.
  • A. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
    Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
  • B. De animalibus
    De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
  • C. A First Lesson in Natural History
    A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
  • D. Historia Naturalis Palmarum
    Historia Naturalis Palmarum is a foundational 19th-century botanical monograph that systematically documents and illustrates the diversity, morphology, and geography of palm species worldwide.
  • E. History of Animals
    History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
  • 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_69c0085523688190bfd487479ce819e6 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c035fafb54819085378e7c8d137402 completed March 22, 2026, 6:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0b11b48d88190ba6cd5ade2f47a89 completed March 23, 2026, 3:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0b1cb731481909de9c3fde3595b7b completed March 23, 2026, 3:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0b27f53608190b2a1f78e3cd1b634 completed March 23, 2026, 3:24 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:57 p.m.