Triple
T8916802
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sumerian King List |
E212313
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entity |
| Predicate | mainSubject |
P3
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FINISHED |
| Object |
kings of Sumer
The kings of Sumer were the ancient rulers of the Sumerian city-states in southern Mesopotamia, whose reigns and dynasties are traditionally recorded in the Sumerian King List.
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E37685
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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: kings of Sumer | Statement: [Sumerian King List, mainSubject, kings of Sumer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: kings of Sumer Context triple: [Sumerian King List, mainSubject, kings of Sumer]
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A.
Sumer
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.
kings of Byblos
The kings of Byblos were the ancient Phoenician rulers of the city-state of Byblos, known from early Bronze Age through classical times for their role in Mediterranean trade and close ties with Egypt.
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C.
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian king who founded the Akkadian Empire, often regarded as the world’s first great empire.
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D.
Lugalzagesi
Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king of Umma and later ruler of a briefly unified Sumer, known for his military conquests and eventual defeat by Sargon of Akkad.
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E.
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.
- 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: kings of Sumer Triple: [Sumerian King List, mainSubject, kings of Sumer]
Generated description
The kings of Sumer were the ancient rulers of the Sumerian city-states in southern Mesopotamia, whose reigns and dynasties are traditionally recorded in the Sumerian King List.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: kings of Sumer Target entity description: The kings of Sumer were the ancient rulers of the Sumerian city-states in southern Mesopotamia, whose reigns and dynasties are traditionally recorded in the Sumerian King List.
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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.
kings of Byblos
The kings of Byblos were the ancient Phoenician rulers of the city-state of Byblos, known from early Bronze Age through classical times for their role in Mediterranean trade and close ties with Egypt.
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C.
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian king who founded the Akkadian Empire, often regarded as the world’s first great empire.
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D.
King of Sumer and Akkad
The King of Sumer and Akkad was the royal title used by rulers who claimed supremacy over both the Sumerian and Akkadian regions of ancient Mesopotamia, signifying control of a unified southern Mesopotamian kingdom.
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E.
Lugalzagesi
Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king of Umma and later ruler of a briefly unified Sumer, known for his military conquests and eventual defeat by Sargon of Akkad.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca8393b1808190bd4336787ffa2c40 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6610cd48819090a184c5f9465626 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfba4567a88190855b964bc6e3ac6f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfbb0db6848190a375196a021d1bb9 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfbf7f551c819089830d16fe55599e |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:56 p.m.