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
Scar Viking boat burial early 10th century via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Children at the Fair early 1910s via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Woman in a Green Jacket (watercolor) circa 1910s via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries 401 BC via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Taq Kasra Sasanian period (3rd–6th century CE) via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν c. 170–180 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Strato of Lampsacus 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Great Bath 3rd millennium BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Great Bath c. 2600–1900 BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Ghadir Khumm March 632 CE via predicate surface "dateGregorianApprox"
First Address 1807–1808 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Missa Papae Marcelli c. 1562 via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"
Stone Lion of Hamadan Hellenistic era via predicate surface "traditionallyDatedTo"
Hawaiian hotspot at least 70 million years via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Hawaiian hotspot over 80 million years via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Saga of Halfdan the Black 13th century via predicate surface "approximateDateOfComposition"
Möðruvallabók 14th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
The Book of Beliefs and Opinions c. 933 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Glosas Emilianenses c. 977–1000 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Tajín Chico c. 800–1200 CE via predicate surface "approximateDateRange"
Building 5
surface form: Building 5 (El Tajín)
c. 600–900 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Building 19
surface form: Building 19 (El Tajín)
c. 600–900 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
mortuary temple of Ramesses III
surface form: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
12th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Nayon May via predicate surface "typicalGregorianRange"
Nayon June via predicate surface "typicalGregorianRange"
High Place of Sacrifice 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE via predicate surface "approximateConstructionDate"
Battle of Khandaq 5 AH
Vita Constantini after 337 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Vita Constantini before 340 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
The Treasury
surface form: The Treasury (Petra)
early 1st century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
The Monastery 1st century BCE to 1st century CE via predicate surface "approximateDateOfConstruction"
Blue Koran fragments 9th–10th century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
surface form: Vita Columbae
c. 697 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Seisachtheia cancellation of debts
surface form: Seisachtheia
c. 594 BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Sam Weir 14 via predicate surface "approximateAge"
Bandurria circa 3200 BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Bandurria circa 1800 BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDate"
Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History c. 311–324 CE via predicate surface "approximateDateRange"
KV17 13th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateConstructionDate"
KV8 13th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Salon Noir about 13,000 to 14,000 years old via predicate surface "approximateAge"
The Wars of the Lord 1320s via predicate surface "approximatePublicationDate"
The Wars of the Lord 1330s via predicate surface "approximatePublicationDate"
Aeolis Palus Hesperian to early Amazonian via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Temple of Hercules columns reign of Marcus Aurelius via predicate surface "approximateDate"
On My First Son early 17th century via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Annunciation mosaic late 11th century via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
Crucifixion mosaic
surface form: Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)
c. 1080–1100
Hospitality of Abraham mosaic late 11th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Treaty with Chandragupta Maurya circa 305–303 BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"