Triple

T2261327
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Basra E50045 entity
Predicate locatedOn P40 FINISHED
Object Basra Canal
The Basra Canal is a historic waterway in the Iraqi city of Basra that serves as an important urban and commercial channel connecting parts of the city to the Shatt al-Arab waterway.
E249293 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: Basra Canal | Statement: [Basra, locatedOn, Basra Canal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basra Canal
Context triple: [Basra, locatedOn, Basra Canal]
  • A. Muzza Canal
    Muzza Canal is an important historic irrigation and navigation canal in Lombardy, Italy, branching from the Adda River to serve the surrounding agricultural plains.
  • B. Chebar canal
    The Chebar canal is an ancient waterway in Babylonia traditionally identified as the place where the prophet Ezekiel received his visions during the Jewish exile.
  • C. Dubai Water Canal
    Dubai Water Canal is a man-made waterway in Dubai that extends from Dubai Creek through the city to the Arabian Gulf, featuring promenades, bridges, and waterfront developments.
  • D. Karakum Canal
    The Karakum Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal in Turkmenistan that diverts water from the Amu Darya River across the Karakum Desert, enabling agriculture and supporting cities in this arid region.
  • E. Suez Canal
    The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, serving as one of the world’s most important shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
  • 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: Basra Canal
Triple: [Basra, locatedOn, Basra Canal]
Generated description
The Basra Canal is a historic waterway in the Iraqi city of Basra that serves as an important urban and commercial channel connecting parts of the city to the Shatt al-Arab waterway.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basra Canal
Target entity description: The Basra Canal is a historic waterway in the Iraqi city of Basra that serves as an important urban and commercial channel connecting parts of the city to the Shatt al-Arab waterway.
  • A. Muzza Canal
    Muzza Canal is an important historic irrigation and navigation canal in Lombardy, Italy, branching from the Adda River to serve the surrounding agricultural plains.
  • B. Chebar canal
    The Chebar canal is an ancient waterway in Babylonia traditionally identified as the place where the prophet Ezekiel received his visions during the Jewish exile.
  • C. Dubai Water Canal
    Dubai Water Canal is a man-made waterway in Dubai that extends from Dubai Creek through the city to the Arabian Gulf, featuring promenades, bridges, and waterfront developments.
  • D. Karakum Canal
    The Karakum Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal in Turkmenistan that diverts water from the Amu Darya River across the Karakum Desert, enabling agriculture and supporting cities in this arid region.
  • E. Suez Canal
    The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, serving as one of the world’s most important shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
  • 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_69a88b01e0048190ba96431b5f990ba9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc18aa9d48190893ca32558730e9c completed March 7, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae71cb1540819093db7f91ae66c19f completed March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae72a2b92c8190a7d4ff441f1cb1ce completed March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae732a7cf08190b119ca7809350269 completed March 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.