Triple

T13767544
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Al-Zarqali E330788 entity
Predicate alternativeName P39 FINISHED
Object Al-Zarqallu
Al-Zarqallu was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab astronomer, mathematician, and instrument maker renowned for his influential work on astronomical tables and the development of precise astrolabes.
 E1064162 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Al-Zarqallu | Statement: [Al-Zarqali, alternativeName, Al-Zarqallu]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Al-Zarqallu
Context triple: [Al-Zarqali, alternativeName, Al-Zarqallu]
  • A. Al-Falasi
    Al-Falasi is a prominent lineage within Dubai’s ruling Al Maktoum family, forming part of the wider Bani Yas tribal confederation in the United Arab Emirates.
  • B. Ibn al-Qasim
    Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
  • C. Ibn al-Qariḥ
    Ibn al-Qariḥ is a fictional grammarian and theologian whose imagined journey through the afterlife forms the satirical core of Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri’s work *The Epistle of Forgiveness*.
  • D. Ibn Sabin
    Ibn Sabin was a 13th-century Andalusian Sufi philosopher and mystic known for his radical metaphysical ideas and contributions to Islamic philosophical thought.
  • E. Ibn al-Sitri
    Ibn al-Sitri, also known as Ali ibn Hilal, was a renowned medieval Islamic calligrapher celebrated for refining and popularizing the naskh script.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Al-Zarqallu
Target entity description: Al-Zarqallu was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab astronomer, mathematician, and instrument maker renowned for his influential work on astronomical tables and the development of precise astrolabes.
  • A. Al-Falasi
    Al-Falasi is a prominent lineage within Dubai’s ruling Al Maktoum family, forming part of the wider Bani Yas tribal confederation in the United Arab Emirates.
  • B. Ibn al-Qasim
    Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
  • C. Ibn al-Qariḥ
    Ibn al-Qariḥ is a fictional grammarian and theologian whose imagined journey through the afterlife forms the satirical core of Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri’s work *The Epistle of Forgiveness*.
  • D. Ibn Sabin
    Ibn Sabin was a 13th-century Andalusian Sufi philosopher and mystic known for his radical metaphysical ideas and contributions to Islamic philosophical thought.
  • E. Ibn al-Sitri
    Ibn al-Sitri, also known as Ali ibn Hilal, was a renowned medieval Islamic calligrapher celebrated for refining and popularizing the naskh script.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Al-Zarqallu
Triple: [Al-Zarqali, alternativeName, Al-Zarqallu]
Generated description
Al-Zarqallu was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab astronomer, mathematician, and instrument maker renowned for his influential work on astronomical tables and the development of precise astrolabes.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 elicitation completed
NER batch_69de0227f2c48190983ccc9395e4e7a2 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f7b8d28cc88190af46b86473af0a1c ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f7bbf47c888190be32a4105903120a ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f7b9d773f881908660e8a0645d318d nedg completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.