Triple
T2238874
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Macarius of Egypt |
E49346
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfActivity |
P1527
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nitrian Desert |
E242779
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Nitrian Desert | Statement: [Macarius of Egypt, placeOfActivity, Nitrian Desert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nitrian Desert Context triple: [Macarius of Egypt, placeOfActivity, Nitrian Desert]
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A.
Nitrian Desert
chosen
The Nitrian Desert is a desert region in northwestern Egypt historically known as a center of early Christian monasticism and ascetic communities.
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B.
Sinai desert
The Sinai Desert is a vast arid peninsula in northeastern Egypt, historically significant as a crossroads between Africa and Asia and as a major site of biblical and early Christian monastic tradition.
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C.
Ad Dahna Desert
Ad Dahna Desert is a long, narrow corridor of reddish sand dunes in central Saudi Arabia that links the Nafud Desert in the north with the Rub' al Khali in the south.
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D.
Syrian Desert
The Syrian Desert is a vast arid plateau spanning parts of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, forming a major portion of the northern Arabian Desert region.
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E.
Negev desert
The Negev desert is a vast arid region in southern Israel known for its stark landscapes, sparse population, and significant historical and strategic importance.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88aa84bdc819086df50e9c20b301e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc0bb3fac81908b1e8518951dd160 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af9056833081908dc3a8c74f4fd4c0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.