Triple
T21170662
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Message of the Sphinx |
E521681
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubject |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sphinx water erosion hypothesis |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Sphinx water erosion hypothesis | Statement: [The Message of the Sphinx, hasSubject, Sphinx water erosion hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sphinx water erosion hypothesis Context triple: [The Message of the Sphinx, hasSubject, Sphinx water erosion hypothesis]
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A.
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water is a foundational geological work in which Grove Karl Gilbert systematically analyzes how streams and rivers erode, transport, and deposit sediment.
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B.
Papers on the Channeled Scablands
"Papers on the Channeled Scablands" is a landmark series of geological studies by J Harlen Bretz that argued for the cataclysmic flood origin of the Channeled Scablands in eastern Washington, fundamentally reshaping understanding of landscape formation.
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C.
Einstein bed-load function
The Einstein bed-load function is a seminal hydraulic engineering formula developed by Hans Albert Einstein to predict the transport rate of sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed under flowing water.
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D.
Davisian model of landscape development
The Davisian model of landscape development is a geomorphological theory proposing that landscapes evolve through sequential stages of youth, maturity, and old age driven primarily by river erosion over geological time.
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E.
An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth
*An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth* is an 18th-century geological treatise by John Whitehurst that explores the Earth's structure, history, and the processes that shaped it.
- 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: Sphinx water erosion hypothesis Target entity description: The Sphinx water erosion hypothesis is a fringe geological and archaeological theory claiming that weathering patterns on the Great Sphinx of Giza indicate it is thousands of years older than conventional Egyptology accepts, having been eroded primarily by ancient rainfall rather than wind and sand.
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A.
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water is a foundational geological work in which Grove Karl Gilbert systematically analyzes how streams and rivers erode, transport, and deposit sediment.
-
B.
Papers on the Channeled Scablands
"Papers on the Channeled Scablands" is a landmark series of geological studies by J Harlen Bretz that argued for the cataclysmic flood origin of the Channeled Scablands in eastern Washington, fundamentally reshaping understanding of landscape formation.
-
C.
Einstein bed-load function
The Einstein bed-load function is a seminal hydraulic engineering formula developed by Hans Albert Einstein to predict the transport rate of sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed under flowing water.
-
D.
Davisian model of landscape development
The Davisian model of landscape development is a geomorphological theory proposing that landscapes evolve through sequential stages of youth, maturity, and old age driven primarily by river erosion over geological time.
-
E.
An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth
*An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth* is an 18th-century geological treatise by John Whitehurst that explores the Earth's structure, history, and the processes that shaped it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b50e30748190b186824a206d39b9 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e72712893081908e394ccc7e0cbb53 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3 p.m.