Triple

T1734923
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Akkadian E37900 entity
Predicate writingSystem P454 FINISHED
Object Mesopotamian cuneiform
Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
E195344 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: Mesopotamian cuneiform | Statement: [Akkadian, writingSystem, Mesopotamian cuneiform]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mesopotamian cuneiform
Context triple: [Akkadian, writingSystem, Mesopotamian cuneiform]
  • A. Old Persian cuneiform
    Old Persian cuneiform is an ancient semi-alphabetic cuneiform script used to write the Old Persian language of the Achaemenid Empire, notably in royal inscriptions such as those of Darius the Great.
  • B. Egyptian hieroglyphs
    Egyptian hieroglyphs are the formal, pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt, used for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records over several millennia.
  • C. Ugaritic alphabet
    The Ugaritic alphabet is an ancient cuneiform script used in the city of Ugarit to write the Ugaritic language, notable as one of the earliest known alphabetic writing systems.
  • D. Indus script
    The Indus script is an undeciphered system of symbols used by the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known from short inscriptions on seals, tablets, and pottery dating to around 2600–1900 BCE.
  • E. Cuneiform Luwian
    Cuneiform Luwian is an extinct Indo-European Anatolian language once spoken in ancient Anatolia and written using a modified form of Mesopotamian cuneiform script.
  • 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: Mesopotamian cuneiform
Triple: [Akkadian, writingSystem, Mesopotamian cuneiform]
Generated description
Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mesopotamian cuneiform
Target entity description: Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
  • A. Old Persian cuneiform
    Old Persian cuneiform is an ancient semi-alphabetic cuneiform script used to write the Old Persian language of the Achaemenid Empire, notably in royal inscriptions such as those of Darius the Great.
  • B. Egyptian hieroglyphs
    Egyptian hieroglyphs are the formal, pictorial writing system of ancient Egypt, used for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records over several millennia.
  • C. Ugaritic alphabet
    The Ugaritic alphabet is an ancient cuneiform script used in the city of Ugarit to write the Ugaritic language, notable as one of the earliest known alphabetic writing systems.
  • D. Indus script
    The Indus script is an undeciphered system of symbols used by the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known from short inscriptions on seals, tablets, and pottery dating to around 2600–1900 BCE.
  • E. Cuneiform Luwian
    Cuneiform Luwian is an extinct Indo-European Anatolian language once spoken in ancient Anatolia and written using a modified form of Mesopotamian cuneiform script.
  • 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_69a8861cc6ac8190ac0b2e31ccf62851 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa63a2168c819093d302632ff4b7c2 completed March 6, 2026, 5:18 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ada0d999148190a889f761af05f431 completed March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ada207c50881909729bf565c2af9dd completed March 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ada2c607fc819089d276ae9eca82a4 completed March 8, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.