Triple
T10691352
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bertram Thomas |
E252015
|
entity |
| Predicate | startTime |
P288
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rub' al Khali crossing 1930
Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 was the pioneering expedition in which Bertram Thomas became the first documented Westerner to traverse the Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula.
|
E878396
|
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: Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 | Statement: [Bertram Thomas, startTime, Rub' al Khali crossing 1930]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 Context triple: [Bertram Thomas, startTime, Rub' al Khali crossing 1930]
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A.
crossing of the Rub' al Khali
The crossing of the Rub' al Khali refers to Wilfred Thesiger’s legendary mid-20th-century explorations across the vast Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula, documented in his classic travel book "Arabian Sands."
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B.
Moreh–Tamu crossing
The Moreh–Tamu crossing is a key land border checkpoint between India and Myanmar that serves as a major hub for bilateral trade and regional connectivity in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road
The Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road is a major highway in Egypt that links Cairo with the city of Ismailia across the Eastern Desert, serving key industrial and satellite cities along its route.
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D.
Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba
Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba is an international border crossing between Israel and Jordan linking the Israeli resort city of Eilat with the Jordanian port city of Aqaba.
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E.
Cairo–Asyut desert road
The Cairo–Asyut desert road is a major highway in Egypt that runs through the Western Desert, linking the capital Cairo with the city of Asyut and serving several governorates along the Nile Valley.
- 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: Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 Triple: [Bertram Thomas, startTime, Rub' al Khali crossing 1930]
Generated description
Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 was the pioneering expedition in which Bertram Thomas became the first documented Westerner to traverse the Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 Target entity description: Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 was the pioneering expedition in which Bertram Thomas became the first documented Westerner to traverse the Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula.
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A.
crossing of the Rub' al Khali
The crossing of the Rub' al Khali refers to Wilfred Thesiger’s legendary mid-20th-century explorations across the vast Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula, documented in his classic travel book "Arabian Sands."
-
B.
Moreh–Tamu crossing
The Moreh–Tamu crossing is a key land border checkpoint between India and Myanmar that serves as a major hub for bilateral trade and regional connectivity in Southeast Asia.
-
C.
Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road
The Cairo–Ismailia Desert Road is a major highway in Egypt that links Cairo with the city of Ismailia across the Eastern Desert, serving key industrial and satellite cities along its route.
-
D.
Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba
Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba is an international border crossing between Israel and Jordan linking the Israeli resort city of Eilat with the Jordanian port city of Aqaba.
-
E.
Cairo–Asyut desert road
The Cairo–Asyut desert road is a major highway in Egypt that runs through the Western Desert, linking the capital Cairo with the city of Asyut and serving several governorates along the Nile Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d6aa5bd7c08190a816e733b4045c23 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6fd3705788190bcbdef93b4c5f574 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d988ad741c8190b9ae962e0c5bc272 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d98aecef388190a270e92c93ccca05 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d98c04e8c08190b4d7bc63357c69f4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:11 p.m.