Triple
T8479701
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ancient Near East |
E200484
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsCivilization |
P25001
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sumerian civilization |
E37685
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Sumerian civilization | Statement: [Ancient Near East, containsCivilization, Sumerian civilization]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sumerian civilization Context triple: [Ancient Near East, containsCivilization, Sumerian civilization]
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A.
Sumer
chosen
Sumer was one of the earliest known civilizations in southern Mesopotamia, renowned for developing cuneiform writing, city-states like Ur and Uruk, and foundational advances in law, literature, and architecture.
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B.
Akkadians
The Akkadians were an ancient Semitic-speaking people of Mesopotamia who established one of the world’s first empires under rulers like Sargon of Akkad.
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C.
Old Babylonian Empire
The Old Babylonian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state centered on the city of Babylon, reaching its peak under King Hammurabi in the 18th century BCE and becoming a major political and cultural power in the region.
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D.
Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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E.
Ñuu Savi civilization
The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: containsCivilization Context triple: [Ancient Near East, containsCivilization, Sumerian civilization]
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A.
hasCivilization
chosen
Indicates that an entity possesses, hosts, or is associated with an organized society or culture characterized by social, political, and technological development.
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B.
focusesOnCivilization
Indicates that an entity’s primary subject, concern, or activity is centered on a particular civilization or civilizations.
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C.
describesCivilizationType
Indicates that one entity characterizes or specifies the type or category of civilization to which another entity belongs.
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D.
affectedCivilization
Indicates that one civilization has experienced an impact, influence, or change as a result of another entity, event, or process.
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E.
civilization
Indicates that an entity is a civilization, i.e., a complex, organized human society characterized by structured institutions, culture, and social systems.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ca831b17988190a1f3f3413d57b820 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe5232d008190ae55b982f5fc9e8b |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce3a22d6e481908bdb0b9cc0df0113 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cbd104250c8190b4c499dcc9937494 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 1:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:12 p.m.