Triple
T2106199
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Arabia |
E42399
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAncientKingdom |
P23483
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Qataban
Qataban was an ancient South Arabian kingdom known for its incense trade and strategic position along key caravan routes in what is now Yemen.
|
E236108
|
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: Qataban | Statement: [Southern Arabia, hasAncientKingdom, Qataban]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qataban Context triple: [Southern Arabia, hasAncientKingdom, Qataban]
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A.
Kuqa
Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.
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B.
Ha'il
Ha'il is a major city in northwestern Saudi Arabia known historically as a key stop on desert trade routes and today as an agricultural and administrative center.
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C.
Qardaha
Qardaha is a town in northwestern Syria best known as the ancestral home of the Assad family, which has dominated the country’s political leadership for decades.
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D.
Taba
Taba is a small Egyptian resort town on the Red Sea near the border with Israel, known for its beaches, coral reefs, and role as a popular gateway between the two countries.
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E.
Shawiya
Shawiya refers to an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group and their Zenati Berber language spoken primarily in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria.
- 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: Qataban Triple: [Southern Arabia, hasAncientKingdom, Qataban]
Generated description
Qataban was an ancient South Arabian kingdom known for its incense trade and strategic position along key caravan routes in what is now Yemen.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qataban Target entity description: Qataban was an ancient South Arabian kingdom known for its incense trade and strategic position along key caravan routes in what is now Yemen.
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A.
Kuqa
Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.
-
B.
Ha'il
Ha'il is a major city in northwestern Saudi Arabia known historically as a key stop on desert trade routes and today as an agricultural and administrative center.
-
C.
Qardaha
Qardaha is a town in northwestern Syria best known as the ancestral home of the Assad family, which has dominated the country’s political leadership for decades.
-
D.
Taba
Taba is a small Egyptian resort town on the Red Sea near the border with Israel, known for its beaches, coral reefs, and role as a popular gateway between the two countries.
-
E.
Shawiya
Shawiya refers to an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group and their Zenati Berber language spoken primarily in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria.
- 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_69a8871040f08190aac2e2d0ab6b47ad |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbdc11a048190ba3bbc60f90f34e1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae51926e4481909dd148b5cab3b6ec |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5254e95881909ce695be86430c9d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae52d46ef48190bbd6b7cc9fcda2a4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.