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
Mesha Stele circa 840 BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Tomb of Ptahhotep circa 25th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Council of Hippo (393) 393 CE via predicate surface "traditionallyDatedTo"
Dominici gregis late 16th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Dominici gregis early 17th century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
ميرامار منتصف ستينيات القرن العشرين via predicate surface "زمن_الكتابة_التقريبي"
Amos
surface form: Book of Amos
8th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Night of Decree true via predicate surface "uncertainExactDate"
Night of Power true via predicate surface "hasUncertainExactDate"
Bangudae Petroglyphs circa 6000 BCE to 1000 BCE via predicate surface "estimatedDateRange"
Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid)
surface form: Pyramid of Amenemhat III
19th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDateOfConstruction"
Bobo Shanti 1950s via predicate surface "approximateDateOfOrigin"
Proto-Uralic language around 2000–1000 BCE (hypothetical) via predicate surface "approximateDating"
Mukhtasar al-Quduri by al-Quduri
surface form: Mukhtasar al-Quduri
early 11th century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Proto-Bantu late 1st millennium BCE via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
Proto-Bantu early 1st millennium BCE via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
Operation Hiram day via predicate surface "datePrecision"
Book of Kells (traditionally linked to Iona)
surface form: Book of Kells
c. 800 AD via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Grampian Group late Precambrian to early Paleozoic via predicate surface "ageEstimate"
Pilate Stone 26–36 CE via predicate surface "approximateDateRange"
Hijra to Abyssinia around 615 CE via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
Hijra to Abyssinia several years before 622 CE via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"
On the Measurement of the Circle 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
On Floating Bodies 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
The Sand Reckoner 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
On Spirals 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Shelomith monarchic period of Judah via predicate surface "timePeriodApproximate"
Lambityeco 600–800 CE via predicate surface "approximatePeakDate"
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan 3rd century CE via predicate surface "approximateConstructionDate"
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan around 200 CE via predicate surface "approximateConstructionDate"
Of Great Place early 1600s via predicate surface "circaDate"
Quadrature of the Parabola 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
On Conoids and Spheroids 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Codex Hermogenianus late 3rd century via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Codex Hermogenianus circa 293–294 CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Temple of the Cross 7th century CE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
The Goldyn Targe early 16th century via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Lachish ewer inscription 2nd millennium BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Lachish ewer inscription ca. 13th–12th century BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Aristarchus of Samothrace 3rd century BCE via predicate surface "approximateBirthDate"
Wadi el-Hol inscriptions circa 1900–1800 BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Wadi el-Hol inscriptions early second millennium BCE via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Akhtar Mansour 1960s via predicate surface "approximateYearOfBirth"
Astrophil and Stella early 1580s via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Tamburlaine c. 1587 via predicate surface "approximateCompositionDate"
Petrine Baroque circa 1703 via predicate surface "hasApproximateStartTime"
Petrine Baroque circa 1730s via predicate surface "hasApproximateEndTime"
Battle of the Neva 15 July 1240 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
St Martin’s Cross c. 750–800 via predicate surface "approximateDate"
Hillsborough Convention of 1788 July–August 1788 via predicate surface "hasApproximateDate"