dateApproximate

P877
predicate

Indicates that the associated date is not exact but estimated or approximate rather than precisely known.

All labels observed (131)

Label Occurrences
approximateDate 732
approximateCompositionDate 122
approximateDateOfComposition 116

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: dateApproximate
Generated description
Indicates that the associated date is not exact but estimated or approximate rather than precisely known.

Sample triples (2,096)

Subject Object
Epistulae ex Ponto after AD 8 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances circa 1170–1190 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Quaker City cruise late 1867 via predicate surface "endDateApproximate"
Kesh Temple Hymn late 3rd millennium BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Kesh Temple Hymn circa 2600–2500 BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Instructions of Shuruppak Early Dynastic period via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Instructions of Shuruppak early 3rd millennium BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Middle Bronze Age c. 2000 BCE via predicate surface "hasApproximateStart"
Book of Kells late 8th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Book of Kells early 9th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Brian Boru harp 14th century via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Brian Boru harp 15th century via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Española Island about 3–4 million years via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor
surface form: Symphony No. 25 in G minor
1773 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Murder of Geta late December 211 via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
Manusmriti 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Tribrachidium approximately 555–550 million years old (approximate) via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Assassination of Severus Alexander early 235 via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
al-Mustasfa of al-Ghazali
surface form: al-Mustasfa
early 12th century via predicate surface "dateWrittenApprox"
Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione"
surface form: Symphony No. 49 "La passione"
c. 1768 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Propertius c. 50 BCE via predicate surface "approximateBirthDate"
Bryn Celli Ddu around 3000 BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Bryn Celli Ddu late 4th millennium BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός early 2nd century AD via predicate surface "approximateFloruit" GENERATED
Ammianus Marcellinus c. 330 via predicate surface "approximateBirthDate"
Jordanes early 6th century via predicate surface "approximateDateOfBirth"
Mission Nombre de Dios 16th century via predicate surface "traditionallyDatedTo"
Giant's Causeway about 50 to 60 million years via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Lligwy Burial Chamber c. 3000–2000 BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
The Celestial Railroad 1843 via predicate surface "approximatePublicationYear"
the phrase "The public be damned"
surface form: "The public be damned"
1882 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
proto-Africa
surface form: Proto-Africa
Neoproterozoic Era via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Battle of the Weser River early 1st century CE
Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 1823 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie early 19th century via predicate surface "approximatePublicationPeriod"
Estaquería 1st millennium CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Nayrouz 11 September via predicate surface "approximateGregorianDate"
Nayrouz 12 September in Gregorian leap years via predicate surface "approximateGregorianDate"
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael 2nd–3rd century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Cadomian orogeny circa 650–540 million years ago via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Saint Alban 3rd century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Saint Alban 4th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Queen's Creek Cemetery, York County, Virginia
surface form: Queen's Creek Cemetery
18th century via predicate surface "hasApproximateStartTime"
Gaskiers glaciation around 580 million years ago via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Anu ziggurat 4th millennium BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis cast) 3.2 million years via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Mesoamerican chronology c. 2000 BCE via predicate surface "hasApproximateStart"
Isthmian script (in some regions)
surface form: Isthmian script
c. 500 BCE–600 CE via predicate surface "approximateDateRange"
The Tale of Sinuhe early 12th Dynasty via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"
The Tale of Sinuhe circa 20th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"