discoveryDate

P3836
predicate

Indicates the date on which something was first discovered or identified.

All labels observed (54)

Label Occurrences
discoveryDate canonical 404
firstDescribedInYear 47
dateOfDiscovery 27

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: discoveryDate
Generated description
Indicates the date on which something was first discovered or identified.

Sample triples (603)

Subject Object
KV17 1817
tomb of Tutankhamun
surface form: Tomb of Tutankhamun
1922-11-04 via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryDate"
Tomb of Nefertari 1904
Padirac Cave 1889
Padirac Chasm 1889
NGC 2403 1788
Gastrotricha 1838 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Lachish reliefs 1840s
Christmas Island 1777
Nakbé 1960s
Persepolis Treasury tablets 1930s via predicate surface "dateOfDiscovery"
Conspiración de Querétaro September 1810 via predicate surface "dateDiscovered"
Key deer 1898 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Andrew Campbell 1878 via predicate surface "dateOfDiscovery"
Mars of Todi 1835
St Helena tree fern
surface form: Dicksonia arborescens
island of Saint Helena via predicate surface "discoveredOn" NERFINISHED
25143 Itokawa 1998-09-26
162173 Ryugu 1999-05-10
1998 KY26 1998-06-02
Priam’s Treasure (Schliemann’s Troy collection, partial)
surface form: Priam’s Treasure
1873 via predicate surface "dateOfDiscovery"
Bonanza Creek 1896 via predicate surface "goldDiscoveryDate"
Old Man of the Mountain rock profile
surface form: Old Man of the Mountain
1805
Pierre-François Bouchard
surface form: Rosetta Stone
1799
Pierre-François Bouchard 1799 via predicate surface "dateOfDiscoveryOfRosettaStone"
EA 24 1799
Tāne Mahuta 1920s
NGC 3077 1801-11-08
M20 1764
NGC 6514 1764
Messier 21 1764
90377 Sedna 2003-11-14
28978 Ixion 2001-05-22 via predicate surface "discoveredOn"
55636 2002 TX300 2002-10-15
NGC 2976 1801-11-08
B Cassiopeiae 1572-11-06
Nova Stella 1572-11-11
NGC 1977 1786
NGC 4725 1785-04-06
NGC 147 8 September 1829
openCluster NGC 6664
surface form: NGC 6664
18th century
NGC 2024 1786
NGC 185 27 November 1787
Amaravati Stupa 1797
Inaccessible Island finch Inaccessible Island via predicate surface "discoveredOn" NERFINISHED
Flame Nebula 1786
NGC 2023 1785-01-06
Messier 26 1764
openCluster NGC 6712
surface form: NGC 6712
1784
NGC 6872 1835
NGC 2068 1780